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Fasset Hill is a series of ancient cultivation terraces located in Roxburghshire, south-eastern Scotland. The terraces are characteristic of prehistoric or early medieval agricultural activity, representing an adaptation to the local topography to create level platforms suitable for crop cultivation on sloping ground. Such terraced systems are found throughout the Scottish Borders and northern Britain, reflecting the long history of arable farming in the region. The site demonstrates the practical ingenuity of early agricultural communities in maximising usable land and improving drainage on hillside locations.
Fasset Hill,cultivation terraces is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2431. View the official record →
Fasset Hill is a series of ancient cultivation terraces located in Roxburghshire, south-eastern 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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