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Dodburn Hill is an earthworks and homestead site located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The monument sits on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a wacke formation dating to the Wenlock period of the Silurian, which provides the underlying geology of much of this region. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland.
The earthworks visible on the landscape represent the remains of settlement activity, likely dating to the Iron Age or early medieval period, when scattered farmsteads and their associated field systems were typical of the Borders landscape. The Hawick Group wacke bedrock would have shaped both settlement location and agricultural practice, with its harder stone suitable for construction of walls and field boundaries.
The monument's survival as earthworks demonstrates the longevity of settlement patterns in Roxburghshire, where subsequent land use has not entirely obliterated the traces of earlier occupation. The designation as a scheduled monument ensures protection of the site's archaeological resource, preserving evidence of settlement and livelihood in the Scottish uplands.
Dodburn Hill,earthworks & homestead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3460. View the official record →
Dodburn Hill is an earthworks and homestead site located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3460.
Dodburn Hill,earthworks & homestead is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM3460.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pyat Knowe,enclosure 150m N of (2.2 km), Dod,enclosure on Gray Coat,530m SW of (2.5 km), The Catrail,linear earthwork,SE slope of Singley Brae to Barry Sike (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dodburn Hill,earthworks & homestead's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dodburn Hill,earthworks & homestead stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.