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Hamildean is a homestead situated 1140 metres northeast of Broughton in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The settlement lies upon bedrock belonging to the Portpatrick Formation and Glenwhargen Formation, Caradocian wackes deposited during the Ordovician period. These resistant greywacke and siltstone sequences form the underlying geology of the southern Scottish Uplands in this locality.
The homestead represents one of the dispersed rural settlements characteristic of the Borders landscape. Its precise date and cultural context remain undetermined from the available evidence, though homesteads of various periods were established throughout Peeblesshire, exploiting the moorland and valley pastures. The wacke bedrock, weathered and fractured, would have provided building materials for walls and structures, whilst the terrain surrounding the site offers both shelter and access to grazing land.
Hamildean is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM2736, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of settlement patterns and land use in the Peeblesshire uplands. The site contributes to understanding how communities adapted to and utilised this distinctive geological landscape in the Scottish Borders.
Hamildean,homestead 1140m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2736. View the official record →
Hamildean is a homestead situated 1140 metres northeast of Broughton in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2736.
Hamildean,homestead 1140m NE 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 SM2736.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenrath, settlement & fort 1190m NW of (7.7 km), Canada Hill,scooped homestead WSW of (7.8 km), Ring Knowe,fort (7.8 km).
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Hamildean,homestead 1140m NE of stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.