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Hawkshaw Farm is an unenclosed platform settlement located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The settlement comprises a series of domestic platforms cut into the local terrain, a characteristic form of late prehistoric and early historic settlement found across upland and marginal areas of Scotland. Such settlements typically date from the Iron Age through to the medieval period, with many occupied over several centuries.
The site sits on bedrock of the Gala Group, formed during the Telychian period, which comprises wacke deposits characteristic of this region's geology. The choice of location reflects the settlers' knowledge of local landscape and available resources, with the platforms providing level building ground on naturally sloping terrain. The unenclosed nature of the settlement suggests a community without formal defensive boundaries, typical of many rural domestic sites of this era.
The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2751. This designation recognises the site's archaeological significance as evidence of settlement patterns and land use in the Peebles area during Scotland's formative centuries. The platform settlement remains an important resource for understanding rural occupation and agricultural practices in the Scottish uplands during the pre-modern period.
Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2751. View the official record →
Hawkshaw Farm is an unenclosed platform settlement located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2751.
Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E 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 SM2751.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of (0.4 km), Menzion Farm,cairn 1280m SW of (0.8 km), Menzion Farm,palisaded settlement 1550m SW of (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.