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Lyneholm is a prehistoric settlement in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, situated on Hawick Group wacke bedrock formed during the Wenlock epoch. The site comprises a settlement located 500 metres west-south-west of the monument's reference point, alongside a homestead positioned 250 metres to the south-west. These structures occupy ground where the underlying geology has shaped both the landscape's character and the availability of stone for construction, typical of settlements established in this upland border region.
The monument sits within terrain underlain by hard, fine-grained wacke deposits, which would have provided suitable material for building walls and field boundaries. This Wenlock-period bedrock, formed from ancient marine sediments, creates the rolling moorland landscape characteristic of upper Dumfriesshire where such early settlements are distributed across the hills.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4691, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric occupation in the Southern Uplands. The dual structures—settlement and homestead—suggest a pattern of land-use common to Bronze Age and Iron Age communities, though the precise chronology of Lyneholm remains to be established through future investigation.
Lyneholm,settlement 500m WSW and homestead 250m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4691. View the official record →
Lyneholm is a prehistoric settlement in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, situated on Hawick Group wacke bedrock formed during the Wenlock epoch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4691.
Lyneholm,settlement 500m WSW and homestead 250m SW 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 SM4691.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirtlehead, unenclosed settlement 1850m N of (7.4 km), Callisterhall,cairn 2550m NNE of (7.9 km), Greencleuch Cottage, settlement 1550m NNW of (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lyneholm,settlement 500m WSW and homestead 250m SW 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.
Lyneholm,settlement 500m WSW and homestead 250m SW of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.