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Sundhope Kipp is an Iron Age fort, homestead, settlement and field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of unnamed extrusive rocks dating from the Silurian to Devonian period, comprising mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the Devonian. This volcanic geology would have influenced both the landscape and the resources available to Iron Age inhabitants, providing stone for construction and defence.
The settlement represents a complex of occupation and agricultural activity typical of Iron Age communities in the Scottish Borders. The fort element suggests a defended residential centre, whilst the associated homestead structures, field systems and wider settlement demonstrate the integration of domestic life, stock-raising and arable farming within a cohesive community landscape. Such multi-functional sites were characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns across southern Scotland.
Sundhope Kipp is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM1704, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age social organisation, land use and settlement hierarchy in the Borders region. The survival of both structural and landscape elements at the site provides valuable information about how communities organised their living and working space during this period.
Sundhope Kipp, fort, homestead, settlement and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1704. View the official record →
Sundhope Kipp is an Iron Age fort, homestead, settlement and field system located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1704.
Sundhope Kipp, fort, homestead, settlement and field system dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort, homestead, settlement and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Sundhope Kipp, fort, homestead, settlement and field system 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 SM1704.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge (6.1 km), Blackhall Hill,cairns (6.1 km), Dere Street,Roman road & earthworks,Tow Ford to Blackhall Hill (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Sundhope Kipp, fort, homestead, settlement and field system's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Sundhope Kipp, fort, homestead, settlement and field system stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.