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Linglie Hill is a linear earthwork located in Selkirkshire in the Scottish Borders. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference number SM2298.
The earthwork lies on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a formation of wacke dating to the Wenlock period of the Silurian era. This tough, fine-grained sedimentary rock would have shaped both the landscape and the practical challenges faced by those who constructed the monument. The underlying geology creates the distinctive terrain characteristic of this part of the Borders, where ancient earthworks often follow the lie of the land.
Linear earthworks such as Linglie Hill served various functions across Britain and Scotland, commonly relating to territorial boundaries, stock management, or defensive works. The construction of such monuments required substantial labour and planning, indicating organised communities with the resources to undertake major landscape engineering. The survival of Linglie Hill as an earthwork demonstrates the durability of such works across many centuries, making it an important record of early land use and social organisation in Selkirkshire.
Linglie Hill,linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2298. View the official record →
Linglie Hill is a linear earthwork located in Selkirkshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2298.
Linglie Hill,linear earthwork 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 SM2298.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Howden,motte (4.3 km), Brownmoor Glen,fort (5 km), New Greenhill,fort (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Linglie Hill,linear earthwork'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.
Linglie Hill,linear earthwork stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.