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Greenwood is a settlement located in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke deposited during the Telychian period of the Silurian. This underlying geology of hard, compacted sedimentary rock would have presented particular challenges to settlement inhabitants requiring stone for building, tools or boundaries.
The settlement sits within the rolling moorland landscape characteristic of the Scottish Borders, an area long occupied by farming communities. The specific location, some 270 metres south-east of the principal settlement focus, suggests this may represent either an outlying component of a larger settlement complex or a distinct phase of occupation within the wider settlement pattern.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM12419, reflecting its importance to understanding settlement patterns and land use in Berwickshire. The monument contributes to the archaeological record of this region, where such settlements provide evidence of past human adaptation to the upland terrain and agricultural practices characteristic of the Scottish borderlands.
Greenwood, settlement 270m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12419. View the official record →
Greenwood is a settlement located in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12419.
Greenwood, settlement 270m SE of 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 SM12419.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchencrow Mains, settlements 460m W of (4.6 km), Billie Castle (4.9 km), Bonkyl and Preston parish church, church 10m S of (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Greenwood, settlement 270m SE of'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.
Greenwood, settlement 270m SE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.