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Elliesheugh is a post-medieval farmstead and field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of agricultural settlement and associated land division from the early modern period, preserved as part of the region's rural heritage. The farmstead demonstrates the pattern of dispersed settlement that characterised the Scottish Borders landscape following medieval times, with evidence of both the domestic structures and the organised field systems that supported agricultural life in this upland area.
The monument is situated upon bedrock composed of unnamed extrusive rocks of Silurian to Devonian age, formed during the Devonian period as mafic lava and mafic tuff. This volcanic geology reflects the dramatic geological history of the Southern Uplands, which underlies the pastoral terrain of Roxburghshire.
Elliesheugh is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6002. This designation safeguards the archaeological remains and ensures their preservation for future study and understanding of post-medieval rural settlement patterns in the Scottish Borders region.
Elliesheugh,farmstead and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6002. View the official record →
Elliesheugh is a post-medieval farmstead and field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6002.
Elliesheugh,farmstead and field system dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Elliesheugh,farmstead and field system 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 SM6002.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Huntfold Hill, fort and field system (7.5 km), Russell's Cairn, cairn (8.2 km), Kielhope Law, palisaded settlement (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Elliesheugh,farmstead and field system'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.
Elliesheugh,farmstead and field system stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.