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Stanhope scooped settlement and enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork monument located north-northeast of Stanhope in Peeblesshire. The site comprises a scooped or sunken settlement area associated with an adjoining enclosure, physical features characteristic of upland pastoral settlement from the early modern period. Such scooped settlements in the Scottish Borders typically reflect the practices of transhumant herding communities or permanent upland farmsteads adapted to moorland terrain. The monument survives as earthwork remains that contribute to understanding post-medieval land use and settlement patterns in the upland regions of the Tweed basin.
Stanhope, scooped settlement and enclosure NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3153. View the official record →
Stanhope scooped settlement and enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork monument located north-northeast of Stanhope in Peeblesshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3153.
Stanhope, scooped settlement and enclosure NNE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a scooped settlement and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Stanhope, scooped settlement and enclosure NNE 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 SM3153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Menzion Farmhouse, two enclosed cremation cemeteries 400m NNW of (6.9 km), Menzion Farm,enclosed cremation cemetery 600m WSW of (7.6 km), Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of (8 km).
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