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Fasset Hill is a cultivation terraces monument situated in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site comprises a series of terraced platforms constructed on the hillside to maximise arable land in an upland landscape. These terraces represent a significant investment in landscape modification, typical of agricultural communities seeking to expand productive ground on sloping terrain where level fields were otherwise scarce.
The monument rests upon bedrock of unnamed extrusive rocks of Silurian to Devonian age, formed during the Devonian period as mafic lava and tuff. This volcanic geology creates a naturally steep and challenging landscape, making the construction of level terraces essential for cultivation. The terraced approach would have allowed farmers to retain soil and moisture whilst reducing the gradient to workable angles.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2431. Cultivation terraces across southern Scotland represent evidence of intensive agriculture spanning centuries, from medieval times through the early modern period. The Fasset Hill terraces contribute to our understanding of how upland communities in the Scottish Borders adapted their environment to support grain crops and pastoral farming in this demanding terrain.
Fasset Hill,cultivation terraces is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2431. View the official record →
Fasset Hill is a cultivation terraces monument situated in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2431.
Fasset Hill,cultivation terraces 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 SM2431.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windy Gyle,cairns 480m & 700m NE of summit of (4.9 km), Round cairn west of Windy Gyle, 680m WNW of Russell's Cairn (5.1 km), Russell's Cairn on Windy Gyle (5.2 km).
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Fasset Hill,cultivation terraces stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.