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Old Caberston is a scooped settlement located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, approximately 310 metres east of the settlement's named reference point. The monument lies on bedrock formed from the Gala Group, a Telychian-age wacke that underlies this part of the Scottish Borders. This hard metamorphic rock would have presented substantial challenges to prehistoric and later inhabitants seeking to excavate or level ground for settlement.
Scooped settlements represent a distinctive form of semi-subterranean habitation, where dwellings were partially sunken into the surrounding terrain. This construction method provided better insulation and shelter from exposure to wind and weather. The scooped hollows at Old Caberston would have been cut into the wacke bedrock or the soil overlying it, creating distinctive depressions visible in the modern landscape.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3036, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of early settlement patterns in the Scottish uplands. Such sites contribute to our understanding of land use, domestic life and adaptation to moorland environments in medieval and possibly earlier periods. The survival of surface features allows archaeologists to study the distribution and characteristics of settlements across Peeblesshire's distinctive terrain.
Old Caberston, scooped settlement 310m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3036. View the official record →
Old Caberston is a scooped settlement located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, approximately 310 metres east of the settlement's named reference point.
Old Caberston, scooped settlement 310m E 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 SM3036.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Walkerburn, cairn 500m S of summit of Cairn Hill (0.8 km), Prehistoric settlement, 170m SW of West Bold Cottages (1.7 km), Purvishill Tower, cultivation terraces, enclosure and tower (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Old Caberston, scooped settlement 310m E 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.
Old Caberston, scooped settlement 310m E of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.