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Pyatshaws Rig is a post-medieval settlement located 965 metres north-east of Meikle Whitriggs in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by Hawick Group wacke, a coarse-grained sedimentary rock of Wenlock age that forms much of the Southern Uplands bedrock in this region. This geological foundation would have presented both challenges and opportunities to its inhabitants, offering stone for building but demanding labour for clearance and construction.
The settlement represents the pattern of rural occupation and agricultural improvement characteristic of the post-medieval period in the Scottish Borders. Its position in the landscape reflects the practical considerations of early modern farming communities seeking viable locations for habitation and stock management. The proximity to Meikle Whitriggs suggests these were part of a wider network of settlements and farmsteads exploiting the moorland and valley resources of upland Dumfriesshire.
The site is protected as a Scheduled Monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM2289, recognising its value as evidence for rural settlement patterns and land use during a formative period of agricultural and social change in south-west Scotland.
Pyatshaws Rig, settlement 965m NE of Meikle Whitriggs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2289. View the official record →
Pyatshaws Rig is a post-medieval settlement located 965 metres north-east of Meikle Whitriggs in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2289.
Pyatshaws Rig, settlement 965m NE of Meikle Whitriggs dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement 965m ne of meikle whitriggs. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pyatshaws Rig, settlement 965m NE of Meikle Whitriggs 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 SM2289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Minsca, settlement 295m WNW of (3.6 km), Raggiewhate, enclosure 210m ESE of (4.8 km), Birrens Hill, enclosure and farmstead 750m W of Carruthers (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Pyatshaws Rig, settlement 965m NE of Meikle Whitriggs's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Pyatshaws Rig, settlement 965m NE of Meikle Whitriggs stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.