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Dunside Hill is a cairn located in Berwickshire, Scotland, approximately 1,225 metres south of Byrecleugh. The monument stands on bedrock formed from the Gala Group, a Telychian-age sedimentary sequence of wacke that underlies much of the Southern Uplands in this region. This stone-built mound represents a burial or ceremonial monument likely dating to the prehistoric Bronze Age, when such cairns were constructed across upland Scotland as enduring memorials to the dead.
The exposed wacke bedrock of the Gala Group, weathered and fractured by thousands of years of mountain weathering, would have provided readily available stone for cairn construction. The hill's position in Berwickshire places it within a landscape dotted with similar prehistoric monuments, reflecting patterns of ancient settlement and ritual activity across the rolling border country.
Dunside Hill cairn is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12507, recognising its significance as an archaeological site. The monument's survival on this upland terrain, despite centuries of land management and natural erosion, preserves evidence of prehistoric funerary practice in the Scottish Borders.
Dunside Hill, cairn 1225m S of Byrecleugh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12507. View the official record →
Dunside Hill is a cairn located in Berwickshire, Scotland, approximately 1,225 metres south of Byrecleugh. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12507.
Dunside Hill, cairn 1225m S of Byrecleugh 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 SM12507.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Evelaw,farmstead and cultivation remains 650m WSW of (5.1 km), Evelaw Tower (5.3 km), Longformacus House,enclosed cremation cemetery 1450m SW of (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dunside Hill, cairn 1225m S of Byrecleugh'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.
Dunside Hill, cairn 1225m S of Byrecleugh stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.