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Martinlee Sike is a post-medieval monument complex in Roxburghshire, comprising an enclosure bank, field system, cairns and traces of an old road. The site occupies ground underlain by Inverclyde Group sandstone, siltstone and mudstone, geology that would have influenced both the character of the landscape and the construction methods available to those who worked it. The enclosure bank and associated field system reflect the organised agricultural management typical of the post-medieval period, when such boundaries became increasingly formalised across the Scottish lowlands and upland margins. The cairns scattered across the site represent clearance heaps, likely accumulated during the initial preparation and ongoing cultivation of the fields, a labour-intensive practice that characterised settlement expansion in this era. The old road running through the monument indicates historical connectivity within the local landscape, linking settlements and facilitating the movement of livestock and goods. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6599.
Martinlee Sike, enclosure bank, field system, cairns & old road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6599. View the official record →
Martinlee Sike is a post-medieval monument complex in Roxburghshire, comprising an enclosure bank, field system, cairns and traces of an old road. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6599.
Martinlee Sike, enclosure bank, field system, cairns & old road dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure bank, field system, cairns & old road. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Martinlee Sike, enclosure bank, field system, cairns & old road 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 SM6599.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martinlee Plantation, homestead NW of Martinlee Sike (0.2 km), Martinlee Plantation, homestead SE of Martinlee Sike (0.2 km), Martinlee Plantation, enclosure 140m N of (0.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Martinlee Sike, enclosure bank, field system, cairns & old road'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.
Martinlee Sike, enclosure bank, field system, cairns & old road stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.