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Stanhope, buildings and enclosure west of Lairdside Knowe is a post-medieval settlement site in Peeblesshire, built upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a Silurian wacke formation that produces the rolling, productive farmland characteristic of the Borders uplands. The site comprises the remains of buildings and their associated enclosure, typical of rural settlements that developed across the Scottish uplands during the sixteenth century onwards, when agricultural improvement and pastoral farming shaped the landscape. Such settlements were often sited to exploit available water and shelter whilst accessing grazing land on the higher ground beyond.
The wacke bedrock beneath Stanhope, though hard and glaciated by the Pleistocene ice sheets, provided the local building stone for the structures that once stood here. Post-medieval settlements of this type frequently exhibit evidence of shifting occupation and rebuilding as family fortunes and agricultural practices changed over generations. The enclosure would have defined stock management areas essential to Border farming communities.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM8189, recognising its significance in understanding rural settlement patterns and agricultural organisation in the post-medieval Borders. It remains an important archaeological record of how Scottish rural communities adapted to and shaped their landscape.
Stanhope, buildings and enclosure W of Lairdside Knowe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8189. View the official record →
Stanhope, buildings and enclosure west of Lairdside Knowe is a post-medieval settlement site in Peeblesshire, built upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a Silurian wacke formation that produces the rolling, productive farmland characteristic of the Borders uplands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8189.
Stanhope, buildings and enclosure W of Lairdside Knowe dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a buildings and enclosure w of lairdside knowe. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stanhope, buildings and enclosure W of Lairdside Knowe 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 SM8189.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanhope,platform settlement,field system & farmstead S of Taberon Law (0.6 km), Stanhope, unenclosed platform settlement SE of Shaw Burn (1.1 km), Norman's Castle, dun 830m SW of Stanhope (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stanhope, buildings and enclosure W of Lairdside Knowe'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.
Stanhope, buildings and enclosure W of Lairdside Knowe stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.