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Kaim Knowe is a post-medieval farmstead located 850 metres east of Sourhope in Roxburghshire, on the rugged borders of the Scottish Marches. The site occupies ground underlain by ancient mafic lava and tuff deposits, extrusive rocks of Silurian to Devonian age that form part of the region's distinctive volcanic geology. This harder bedrock would have influenced both the settlement's position and the construction methods employed by its occupants.
The farmstead represents the pattern of agricultural settlement that developed across Roxburghshire following the medieval period, when dispersed farms gradually replaced earlier communal farming practices. Its location in this exposed upland terrain reflects the opportunities and constraints of the local landscape, where pastoral farming on the border hills required hardy stewardship and adaptation to demanding environmental conditions.
Kaim Knowe is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4890, recognising its significance in understanding rural settlement and land use in the Scottish Borders. The surviving earthworks and structures retain important evidence of everyday farming life during the post-medieval centuries.
Kaim Knowe,farmstead 850m E of Sourhope is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4890. View the official record →
Kaim Knowe is a post-medieval farmstead located 850 metres east of Sourhope in Roxburghshire, on the rugged borders of the Scottish Marches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4890.
Kaim Knowe,farmstead 850m E of Sourhope dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead 850m e of sourhope. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kaim Knowe,farmstead 850m E of Sourhope 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 SM4890.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windy Gyle,cairns 480m & 700m NE of summit of (4.7 km), Round cairn west of Windy Gyle, 680m WNW of Russell's Cairn (4.8 km), Russell's Cairn on Windy Gyle (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kaim Knowe,farmstead 850m E of Sourhope's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kaim Knowe,farmstead 850m E of Sourhope stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.