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Homebank is a ring-ditch monument located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated approximately 1500 metres east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument comprises a circular or sub-circular ditch, a distinctive earthwork form characteristic of prehistoric ritual and domestic sites in Britain. Ring-ditches frequently enclose the remains of timber structures or served ceremonial purposes during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. The site's preservation reflects the distinctive landscape of the Scottish Borders, where Berwickshire's rolling terrain overlies bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, composed of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone formations dating to the Osagean geological period.
The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5016, reflecting its archaeological significance and the information it retains about prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the region. Ring-ditches remain valuable sources of evidence for understanding how communities organised their settlements and ritual spaces across the Bronze Age and Iron Age landscape of southern Scotland.
Homebank,ring-ditch 1500m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5016. View the official record →
Homebank is a ring-ditch monument located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated approximately 1500 metres east of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5016.
Homebank,ring-ditch 1500m 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 SM5016.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Giles's medieval chapel and burial ground, Wark on Tweed (1 km), Wark Castle motte and bailey castle and artillery fort (1.2 km), Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Homebank,ring-ditch 1500m E 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.
Homebank,ring-ditch 1500m E of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.