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Scraesburgh is a substantial earthwork located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The monument sits on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that shapes the underlying landscape. This geology provides a firm foundation for the earthwork's construction and would have offered practical advantages to its builders in terms of drainage and structural stability.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2405. Earthworks of this type in the Borders region typically served defensive or territorial functions, though the specific chronology and purpose of Scraesburgh remain to be fully established through archaeological investigation. The monument forms part of the archaeological and landscape heritage of Roxburghshire, a region rich in medieval and earlier fortifications.
The earthwork survives as a testament to past settlement and land use patterns in the Scottish Borders. Its preservation as a scheduled monument ensures that this archaeological resource is protected for future study and understanding of the region's history.
Scraesburgh,earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2405. View the official record →
Scraesburgh is a substantial earthwork located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2405.
Scraesburgh,earthwork 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 SM2405.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Law,fort (5.2 km), Overton Tower (6.3 km), Stotfield,cultivation terraces (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Scraesburgh,earthwork'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.
Scraesburgh,earthwork stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.