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Lairhope Cottage is a deserted settlement located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site stands approximately 300 metres west-north-west of its stated reference point, occupying ground formed from Hawick Group wacke, a competent sedimentary rock of Wenlock age that characterises the underlying geology of much of the southern uplands.
The settlement represents the physical remains of what was once a occupied dwelling and its associated lands. Like many rural settlements across the Borders, Lairhope was eventually abandoned, leaving behind archaeological evidence of domestic occupation and settlement patterns from an earlier period. The resistant wacke bedrock would have required considerable effort to work, shaping the character of any cultivation or construction undertaken at this location.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM4006, recognising its importance to understanding rural settlement history in the region. The survival of structural remains on this upland terrain provides valuable information about historic patterns of habitation and land use in Roxburghshire.
Lairhope Cottage,deserted settlement 300m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4006. View the official record →
Lairhope Cottage is a deserted settlement located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4006.
Lairhope Cottage,deserted settlement 300m WNW 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 SM4006.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meadowshaw,earthwork (3.3 km), Prehistoric settlement, 200m ENE of Northhope Haugh (4.4 km), Crom Rig,earthwork (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lairhope Cottage,deserted settlement 300m WNW 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.
Lairhope Cottage,deserted settlement 300m WNW of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.