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Easter Stanhope is a homestead situated 780 metres north-west of Stanhope in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The settlement lies on bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke deposited during the Telychian period of the Silurian, which provides the underlying geology of much of the Southern Uplands in this region. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2943.
Homesteads of this type, typically dating from the Iron Age through to the medieval period, represent rural domestic settlement in upland and moorland contexts. Easter Stanhope's position in the Peebles landscape reflects the historical use of these rolling hills for pastoral farming and scattered settlement. The wacke bedrock beneath the site is characteristic of the metamorphic basement that defines Peeblesshire's geology, influencing both the available building materials and the drainage patterns that would have affected settlement location.
The monument's scheduled status recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of long-term occupation patterns in the Scottish Borders region. Such homesteads contribute to understanding settlement hierarchies, land use strategies and economic practices in the upland territories of south-central Scotland across multiple historical periods.
Easter Stanhope,homestead 780m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2943. View the official record →
Easter Stanhope is a homestead situated 780 metres north-west of Stanhope in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2943.
Easter Stanhope,homestead 780m NW of 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 SM2943.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Menzion Farmhouse, two enclosed cremation cemeteries 400m NNW of (6.8 km), Menzion Farm,enclosed cremation cemetery 600m WSW of (7.4 km), Weird Law, platform settlement 550m S of summit (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Easter Stanhope,homestead 780m NW of'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.
Easter Stanhope,homestead 780m NW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.