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Stanhope, farmsteads SSW of is a post-medieval farmstead complex situated in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The site occupies land underlain by Gala Group wacke, a hard sedimentary rock of Telychian age that dominates the geology of this region. The underlying bedrock would have significantly influenced settlement patterns and land use in this area, shaping both the character of the landscape and the practical constraints on farming and building activity.
The farmstead represents the type of rural settlement that emerged across the Scottish Borders in the centuries following the medieval period, reflecting changes in agricultural practice and land tenure. Post-medieval farmsteads in Peeblesshire typically comprised scattered stone buildings arranged to serve mixed farming operations, often occupying valley floors and lower slopes where access to water and working land was assured.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM8164, recognising its significance as an example of rural domestic and agricultural settlement in the post-medieval period. The monument contributes to understanding of settlement evolution and land use patterns in the upper valleys of Peeblesshire during the sixteenth century onwards, a period of considerable change and consolidation in the region's agricultural economy.
Stanhope, farmsteads SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8164. View the official record →
Stanhope, farmsteads SSW of is a post-medieval farmstead complex situated in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8164.
Stanhope, farmsteads SSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmsteads. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stanhope, farmsteads SSW 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 SM8164.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Menzion Farmhouse, two enclosed cremation cemeteries 400m NNW of (6.4 km), Menzion Farm,enclosed cremation cemetery 600m WSW of (7.1 km), Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stanhope, farmsteads SSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stanhope, farmsteads SSW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.