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Linear earthwork, Kippilaw House to Cauldshiels Hill is a linear defensive earthwork located in Roxburghshire, south-eastern Scotland. The earthwork extends between Kippilaw House and Cauldshiels Hill and represents a physical boundary or defensive feature of medieval date. Such linear earthworks in the Borders region typically functioned as territorial markers, stock enclosures, or fortified boundaries associated with medieval landholding and settlement patterns. The surviving earthwork preserves evidence of medieval land use and management practices within this strategically significant region of the Scottish Borders.
Linear earthwork, Kippilaw House to Cauldshiels Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2291. View the official record →
Linear earthwork, Kippilaw House to Cauldshiels Hill is a linear defensive earthwork located in Roxburghshire, south-eastern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2291.
Linear earthwork, Kippilaw House to Cauldshiels Hill 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 SM2291.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eildon Hill North,fort & Roman signal station (4 km), Huntly Burn,earthworks (4.1 km), Cauldshiels Hill,fort (4.1 km).
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