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Kelsocleugh is a post-medieval farmstead located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, situated 950 metres south of its namesake settlement. The farm occupies land underlain by Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, specifically mafic lava and tuff formed during the Devonian period, creating a bedrock of volcanic origin that would have influenced both the landscape and the agricultural potential of the site.
As a post-medieval farmstead, Kelsocleugh represents the type of agricultural settlement that characterised the Scottish Borders following the medieval period. Farms of this era typically comprised a main dwelling house alongside various working buildings arranged to serve pastoral and arable farming operations suited to the rolling terrain of the region.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM6004, recognising its significance as evidence of early modern rural settlement and land use in the Borders. The volcanic bedrock underlying the farmstead is characteristic of this part of Roxburghshire, where such geological formations have shaped both the topography and the historical pattern of human settlement and agricultural development.
Kelsocleugh, farmstead 950m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6004. View the official record →
Kelsocleugh is a post-medieval farmstead located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, situated 950 metres south of its namesake settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6004.
Kelsocleugh, farmstead 950m S of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kelsocleugh, farmstead 950m S 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 SM6004.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge (6.3 km), Round cairn on Shillhope Law (7.5 km), Cross dyke and two building foundations at Copper Snout (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kelsocleugh, farmstead 950m S of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kelsocleugh, farmstead 950m S of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.