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Harehope is a defended earthwork situated in Peeblesshire, Scotland, approximately 550 metres north-north-east of a local landmark. The monument occupies land underlain by the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen formations, a complex of wacke strata laid down during the Caradocian period and now weathered to create the rolling terrain typical of the Scottish borders. The earthwork's defensive ditches and ramparts reflect strategies of settlement and protection common to Iron Age and early medieval communities in this region, though the monument's precise dating remains undetermined from surface inspection alone. The underlying geology has shaped both the construction methods available to its builders and the landscape's subsequent erosion patterns. Harehope is protected as a scheduled monument under the stewardship of Historic Environment Scotland, reference SM3790, ensuring its preservation as an important record of settlement patterns in the Borders.
Harehope,earthwork 550m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3790. View the official record →
Harehope is a defended earthwork situated in Peeblesshire, Scotland, approximately 550 metres north-north-east of a local landmark. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3790.
Harehope,earthwork 550m NNE 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 SM3790.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodhouse Hill,fort (7.4 km), Easter Dawyck,fort & settlement 730m ESE of (7.4 km), Cademuir Hill,fort 1200m W of (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Harehope,earthwork 550m NNE 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.
Harehope,earthwork 550m NNE of stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.