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Grange Hill is a platform settlement situated 1000 metres east-north-east of Glenbreck in Peeblesshire, Scotland. This monument represents a settlement form typical of upland communities, where dwellings were constructed on artificially levelled or naturally sheltered platforms to improve drainage and provide more stable building ground. The settlement lies on bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke sandstone dating to the Telychian period of the Ordovician.
The positioning of Grange Hill reflects the practical understanding of its inhabitants regarding landscape management and site selection in moorland terrain. The underlying Gala Group wacke would have provided a firm foundation, though the slopes required terracing to create level building platforms. Such settlements were typically occupied during the Iron Age or medieval periods, utilising the natural topography of the Peeblesshire hills.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland and recorded under reference SM3688, ensuring the preservation of this archaeological evidence of past rural settlement patterns. The site contributes to understanding how communities adapted to upland environments in southern Scotland, exploiting locally available stone resources and developing sustainable occupation strategies on challenging terrain.
Grange Hill, platform settlement 1000m ENE of Glenbreck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3688. View the official record →
Grange Hill is a platform settlement situated 1000 metres east-north-east of Glenbreck in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3688.
Grange Hill, platform settlement 1000m ENE of Glenbreck 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 SM3688.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenbreck,two barrows 1280m NE of (0.5 km), Menzion Farm,palisaded settlement 1550m SW of (1.2 km), Menzion Farm,cairn 1280m SW of (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Grange Hill, platform settlement 1000m ENE of Glenbreck'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.
Grange Hill, platform settlement 1000m ENE of Glenbreck stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.