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Sourhope is a complex of Iron Age and medieval settlement remains located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, comprising cultivation terraces, a homestead, and multiple hut circles. The site demonstrates evidence of agricultural land management and residential occupation spanning the prehistoric through medieval periods, with the hut circles indicating domestic structures typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Borders. The cultivation terraces represent systematic landscape modification for crop production, reflecting the economic strategies of early farming communities in the region. The remains provide archaeological evidence of long-term settlement and land use practices in the upland areas of southern Scotland.
Sourhope,cultivation terraces,homestead & hut circles is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2432. View the official record →
Sourhope is a complex of Iron Age and medieval settlement remains located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, comprising cultivation terraces, a homestead, and multiple hut circles. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2432.
Sourhope,cultivation terraces,homestead & hut circles 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 SM2432.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn west of Windy Gyle, 680m WNW of Russell's Cairn (5.4 km), Windy Gyle,cairns 480m & 700m NE of summit of (5.5 km), Russell's Cairn on Windy Gyle (5.6 km).
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