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Sourhope, settlements and field system 1600m ENE of, is a post-medieval settlement and associated field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument lies on volcanic bedrock of Devonian age, comprising mafic lava and tuff deposits that form part of Scotland's ancient geological foundation. This underlying geology would have influenced both drainage and land use across the site.
The settlement represents a period of rural organisation following the medieval era, when communities restructured their agricultural practices and settlement patterns. The surviving field system demonstrates how farmers worked the available land, adapting their methods to the local topography and soil conditions created by the volcanic substrate. Post-medieval settlements in the Scottish Borders often reflect increasing consolidation of land management and more defined property boundaries compared to earlier periods.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4835, recognising its importance for understanding rural settlement and agricultural development in the region. Such sites across Roxburghshire preserve evidence of how communities organised themselves and their landscape during the early modern period, offering insight into farming practices and settlement preferences that shaped the Border landscape over centuries.
Sourhope,settlements and field system 1600m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4835. View the official record →
Sourhope, settlements and field system 1600m ENE of, is a post-medieval settlement and associated field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4835.
Sourhope,settlements and field system 1600m ENE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlements and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Sourhope,settlements and field system 1600m ENE 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 SM4835.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Outer Cock Law, old roads and linear earthwork (4 km), Windy Gyle,cairns 480m & 700m NE of summit of (5.1 km), Russell's Cairn on Windy Gyle (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Sourhope,settlements and field system 1600m ENE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Sourhope,settlements and field system 1600m ENE of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.