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Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of

Scotland
HES SM2750
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Settlement
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Menzion Farm settlement is a prehistoric or early historic settlement situated 735 metres south-south-west of Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The site lies upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke rocks dating to the Telychian period of the Silurian, which would have provided suitable stone for construction and tool manufacture. This geological substrate characterises much of the upland landscape of the region, shaping both the materials available to early settlers and the terrain they inhabited.

The settlement is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM2750, reflecting its archaeological significance within the settlement pattern of the Borders region. Sites of this type typically represent the domestic and agricultural focus of communities occupying the moorland and river valleys during the prehistoric and early medieval periods, though the specific dating and extent of occupation at Menzion Farm would require archaeological investigation to establish.

The monument's survival within the Peeblesshire landscape contributes to understanding how communities adapted to upland terrain and exploited local stone resources. The site remains an important record of settlement distribution across the Gala Group bedrock geology of the eastern Borders, forming part of the broader picture of human occupation in this formerly forested and pastoral landscape.

Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2750. View the official record →

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What is Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of?

Menzion Farm settlement is a prehistoric or early historic settlement situated 735 metres south-south-west of Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2750.

Who is responsible for protecting Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of?

Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW 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 SM2750.

What other scheduled monuments are near Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E of (0.4 km), Menzion Farm,enclosed cremation cemetery 600m WSW of (0.8 km), Menzion Farm,cairn 1280m SW of (0.9 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E of
Unenclosed platform settlement0.4 km
Menzion Farm,enclosed cremation cemetery 600m WSW of
Enclosed cremation cemetery0.8 km
Menzion Farm,cairn 1280m SW of
Cairn0.9 km
Menzion Farm,palisaded settlement 1550m SW of
Palisaded settlement1.1 km
Menzion Farm,three enclosed cremation cemeteries 1550m WSW of
Three enclosed cremation cemeteries1.3 km
Weird Law, platform settlement 550m S of summit
Platform settlement 550m s of summit1.3 km
Glenbreck,two barrows 1280m NE of
Two barrows1.9 km
Grange Hill, platform settlement 1000m ENE of Glenbreck
Platform settlement 1000m ene of glenbreck2.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of

Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.

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