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Fundhope Rig is a post-medieval homestead, linear earthwork and field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument comprises the structural and agricultural remains of a rural settlement dating from the early modern period, set upon bedrock of Devonian mafic lava and tuff that gives the landscape its characteristic dark, weathered stone. The homestead sits within a broader pattern of managed fields demarcated by linear earthworks, representing the organised use of marginal upland terrain for pastoral and agricultural purposes during a period of consolidation in the Scottish Borders.
The field system and associated earthworks reflect the practical layout of a working rural holding, with divisions designed to manage stock and cultivation on the sloping Roxburghshire terrain. The underlying volcanic bedrock would have influenced both the farming practices and the building materials available to the inhabitants of this homestead.
Protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5083, Fundhope Rig is an important record of post-medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Scottish Borders, contributing to understanding of how communities adapted to and shaped their landscape during the early modern period.
Fundhope Rig,homestead,linear earthwork and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5083. View the official record →
Fundhope Rig is a post-medieval homestead, linear earthwork and field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5083.
Fundhope Rig,homestead,linear earthwork and field system dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a homestead,linear earthwork and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fundhope Rig,homestead,linear earthwork 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 SM5083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross dyke and two building foundations at Copper Snout (8.9 km), Round cairn 420m north-west of Uplaw Knowe (9.6 km), Two round cairns, 375m north-west of Uplaw Knowe (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fundhope Rig,homestead,linear earthwork 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.
Fundhope Rig,homestead,linear earthwork 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.