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Stanhope is an unenclosed platform settlement located southeast of Shaw Burn in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The site comprises a series of levelled platforms characteristic of prehistoric or early medieval settlement activity in the Borders region, though precise dating remains uncertain without systematic excavation. Such platform settlements typically represent domestic occupation sites where inhabitants constructed dwellings on artificially levelled ground to improve drainage and structural stability on sloping terrain. The site's survival and documentation through HES INSPIRE records contributes to understanding the pattern of settlement distribution across the upland and valley regions of the Scottish Borders during periods of considerable antiquity.
Stanhope, unenclosed platform settlement SE of Shaw Burn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8159. View the official record →
Stanhope is an unenclosed platform settlement located southeast of Shaw Burn in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8159.
Stanhope, unenclosed platform settlement SE of Shaw Burn 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 SM8159.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanhope, buildings and enclosure W of Lairdside Knowe (1.1 km), Whiteside Rig, fort & enclosure (4.4 km), Scooped settlement 136m SW of Glenveg (4.5 km).
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