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The Round Barrow, Pit Circle, Enclosure and Pit 180m Southwest of Eckford Mill is a scheduled monument in Roxburghshire, comprising Bronze Age and post-medieval elements located on the rolling border landscape between England and Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian deposit of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have provided a stable natural foundation for prehistoric occupation and later activity. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument under reference SM13764.
The Bronze Age round barrow represents a formal burial tradition typical of the second millennium BC, when ceremonial mounding of earth over cremated or inhumed remains became a widespread practice across lowland Britain and southern Scotland. The pit circle and enclosure features visible at the site suggest an associated settlement or ritual landscape, possibly relating to the barrow's use or later activity.
The post-medieval pit circle and pit indicate renewed use of this location during later centuries, a common pattern across the Scottish Borders where agricultural and domestic activities frequently overlay prehistoric sites. The survival of both Bronze Age and early modern features at Eckford Mill demonstrates the long continuity of human use in this sheltered valley setting.
Round barrow, pit circle, enclosure and pit 180m southwest of Eckford Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13764. View the official record →
The Round Barrow, Pit Circle, Enclosure and Pit 180m Southwest of Eckford Mill is a scheduled monument in Roxburghshire, comprising Bronze Age and post-medieval elements located on the rolling border landscape between England and Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13764.
Round barrow, pit circle, enclosure and pit 180m southwest of Eckford Mill dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a pit circle, enclosure and pit 180m southwest of eckford mill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Round barrow, pit circle, enclosure and pit 180m southwest of Eckford Mill 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 SM13764.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Haughhead Kip,mound (0.7 km), Cessford Castle (3.8 km), Ulston Moor,Roman camp 600m N of Overwells (6 km).
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Round barrow, pit circle, enclosure and pit 180m southwest of Eckford Mill stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.