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Stirkfield settlements and cultivation remains is a dispersed archaeological site located approximately 1300 metres east-south-east of Stirkfield in Peeblesshire. The monument comprises the physical traces of medieval or later settlement and associated field systems, preserved as earthwork features across the landscape. These remains represent the rural economy and land management practices of historic communities in the Scottish Borders.
The site lies upon bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a wacke of Caradocian age, which provides the underlying geology of this region. This hard metamorphic rock would have presented considerable challenges for settlement and cultivation, shaping how inhabitants managed their land and constructed their dwellings.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2939, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of rural settlement patterns and agricultural practice in medieval or post-medieval Peeblesshire. The preservation of earthwork remains offers potential for understanding how communities adapted to the physical constraints of the moorland landscape.
Stirkfield,settlements and cultivation remains 1300m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2939. View the official record →
Stirkfield settlements and cultivation remains is a dispersed archaeological site located approximately 1300 metres east-south-east of Stirkfield in Peeblesshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2939.
Stirkfield,settlements and cultivation remains 1300m ESE 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 SM2939.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenholm Church (7.5 km), Glenholm,homestead 420m ESE of (7.7 km), Tweedford,cairn (7.9 km).
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Stirkfield,settlements and cultivation remains 1300m ESE of stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.