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Herrits Dyke is a linear earthwork situated on Greenlaw Moor in Berwickshire, approximately 2.4 kilometres north of Greenlaw. The monument comprises an artificial bank and ditch that runs across the moorland landscape, typical of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed in medieval or later periods. Such dykes were commonly built to demarcate property, control livestock movement, or defend settlements across the Scottish Borders.
The earthwork is constructed upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a geological formation dating to the Late Devonian period comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate. This underlying geology has weathered to create the moorland terrain upon which the dyke was built, with the naturally exposed stone potentially providing material for reinforcement of the earthwork's structure.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM371 as a scheduled ancient monument, recognising its significance to the heritage of the region. The linear nature of such earthworks and their association with medieval land management and settlement patterns make them important surviving examples of how communities structured and controlled their landscape in this part of the Scottish Borders.
Herrits Dyke,linear earthwork 2400m N of Greenlaw,Greenlaw Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM371. View the official record →
Herrits Dyke is a linear earthwork situated on Greenlaw Moor in Berwickshire, approximately 2.4 kilometres north of Greenlaw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM371.
Herrits Dyke,linear earthwork 2400m N of Greenlaw,Greenlaw Moor 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 SM371.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackcastle Rings,fort (1.5 km), Eastfield, barrow 650m NW of (1.9 km), Chesters, fort (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Herrits Dyke,linear earthwork 2400m N of Greenlaw,Greenlaw Moor'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.
Herrits Dyke,linear earthwork 2400m N of Greenlaw,Greenlaw Moor stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.