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Nenthorn is a post-medieval deserted village, farmsteads, mill and field system located in Berwickshire, Scotland. The site comprises the earthwork remains of residential and agricultural structures dating from the post-medieval period, reflecting the settlement patterns and land use practices of rural southern Scotland. The presence of a mill within the complex indicates the site's role as a functioning agricultural community, with associated field systems demonstrating the organisation of arable and pastoral land typical of the period. The desertion of the settlement represents broader patterns of rural change and depopulation that affected the Scottish Borders during the early modern period.
Nenthorn,deserted village,farmsteads,mill and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4664. View the official record →
Nenthorn is a post-medieval deserted village, farmsteads, mill and field system located in Berwickshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4664.
Nenthorn,deserted village,farmsteads,mill and field system dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a deserted village,farmsteads,mill and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Nenthorn,deserted village,farmsteads,mill and field system 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 SM4664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Henge, 270m SSW of 1 Mellerstain Mill cottages (3.3 km), Piper's Grave,cists (4.7 km), Roxburgh Castle (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Nenthorn,deserted village,farmsteads,mill and field system'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.
Nenthorn,deserted village,farmsteads,mill and field system stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.