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Sandyknowe is an earthwork situated in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument occupies a landscape underlain by Dinantian extrusive rocks of Mississippian age, geological formations composed of mafic lava and mafic tuff that create the rolling terrain characteristic of this region. The bedrock geology has shaped both the monument's location and the natural drainage patterns of the surrounding countryside.
The earthwork is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM3553, reflecting its archaeological significance within the local landscape. Such earthworks in Roxburghshire commonly represent settlements, defensive structures or boundaries from medieval or earlier periods, though their specific function often remains uncertain without excavation.
The monument survives as an upstanding feature within its moorland setting, where the volcanic geology of the Borders continues to influence land use and settlement patterns as it has done for centuries. The scheduled monument designation ensures that the earthwork is preserved for future study and understanding of the region's archaeological heritage.
Sandyknowe,earthwork SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3553. View the official record →
Sandyknowe is an earthwork situated in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3553.
Sandyknowe,earthwork 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 SM3553.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Smailholm Tower, tower, buildings and enclosures (0.2 km), Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of (2.4 km), Littledean Tower,tower-house (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Sandyknowe,earthwork SW 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.
Sandyknowe,earthwork SW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.