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Mersington House is a deserted medieval village situated in Berwickshire, Scotland, approximately 100 metres south-west of Mersington House itself. The settlement represents the earthwork remains of a medieval community that was eventually abandoned, leaving behind the archaeological traces visible in the landscape today. The site lies on bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a geological formation of Carboniferous age comprising sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that would have influenced both the drainage characteristics and building stone available to medieval settlers in this locality.
The deserted village is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4446, recognising its significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Scottish Borders. Such deserted settlements often resulted from economic shifts, agricultural change, or population movement during the late medieval period. The earthwork features surviving at Mersington House preserve the ground plan of what was once an active farming community, offering insight into the organisation and scale of medieval rural life in this border region.
Mersington House, deserted medieval village 100m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4446. View the official record →
Mersington House is a deserted medieval village situated in Berwickshire, Scotland, approximately 100 metres south-west of Mersington House itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4446.
Mersington House, deserted medieval village 100m SW of dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a deserted medieval village. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mersington House, deserted medieval village 100m 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 SM4446.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eccles, St Mary's Convent, nunnery (3.1 km), Lochton,enclosure 250m SSE of (5.5 km), Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of (5.7 km).
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Mersington House, deserted medieval village 100m SW of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.