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Hawkhass Linn is a prehistoric earthwork located 520 metres north-east of Hawkhass House in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The monument stands on bedrock of Hawick Group wacke, a hard sedimentary rock formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era. This ancient stone foundation has weathered the upland terrain for over 400 million years, providing a stable geological base for the earthwork's construction.
The site sits within the rolling moorland of the Scottish Borders, a landscape shaped by successive periods of human settlement and land use. Earthworks of this type in the region typically date to the Iron Age, though precise dating without excavation remains uncertain. The monument's survival in this exposed position testifies to its robust construction and the natural drainage properties of the wacke bedrock.
Hawkhass Linn is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM3496. This designation recognises its significance as an archaeological site and its potential to contribute to understanding of settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the Borders during prehistory. The earthwork remains an important element of the region's cultural heritage landscape.
Hawkhass Linn,earthwork 520m NE of Hawkhass House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3496. View the official record →
Hawkhass Linn is a prehistoric earthwork located 520 metres north-east of Hawkhass House in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3496.
Hawkhass Linn,earthwork 520m NE of Hawkhass House 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 SM3496.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Sike,earthwork 1220m NE of Hawkhass House (0.7 km), Tinlee,standing stone 718m SSE of Peelbraehope (1.3 km), The Catrail,linear earthwork,W of Leap Burn to 100m E of Langside Burn (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hawkhass Linn,earthwork 520m NE of Hawkhass House'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.
Hawkhass Linn,earthwork 520m NE of Hawkhass House stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.