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Hawkshaw Castle

Scotland
HES SM3132
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Hawkshaw Castle is a medieval fortified residence located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The castle dates from the late medieval period and survives as a tower house, a common defensive dwelling form amongst the Scottish gentry and minor nobility of that era. The structure reflects the architectural traditions of Border strongholds, built to provide both residential accommodation and protection during a period of considerable regional conflict. Its survival as a physical monument contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and military architecture of the late medieval Scottish Borders.

Hawkshaw Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3132. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hawkshaw Castle?

Hawkshaw Castle is a medieval fortified residence located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3132.

Who is responsible for protecting Hawkshaw Castle?

Hawkshaw Castle 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 SM3132.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hawkshaw Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grange Hill, platform settlement 1000m ENE of Glenbreck (1.7 km), Glenbreck,two barrows 1280m NE of (2.2 km), Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E of (2.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Grange Hill, platform settlement 1000m ENE of Glenbreck
Platform settlement 1000m ene of glenbreck1.7 km
Glenbreck,two barrows 1280m NE of
Two barrows2.2 km
Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E of
Unenclosed platform settlement2.2 km
Glenbreck,platform settlement 630m SW of
Platform settlement2.6 km
Glenbreck,platform settlements 1100m SW of
Platform settlements2.6 km
Broad Tae,settlement 650m ESE of Corehead
Settlement 650m ese of corehead8.1 km
White Type-March Burn,Roman road
Roman · Roman road8.3 km
White Hill, settlement 700m SSE of Corehead
Settlement 700m sse of corehead8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hawkshaw Castle

Hawkshaw Castle stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.

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