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Tanlawhill is a settlement situated in Dumfriesshire, South West Scotland. The site lies on bedrock belonging to the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that characterises much of the Southern Uplands geology in this region. This relatively hard sedimentary rock would have provided a stable foundation for habitation, though its working for building stone or tool-making would have required considerable effort.
The settlement occupies a position 250 metres south of a named location, placing it within the broader pattern of rural settlement in the Dumfries landscape. The Hawick Group wacke bedrock, formed during the Silurian period hundreds of millions of years ago, underlies much of the surrounding terrain and would have influenced the character of land use and building practices throughout the medieval and early modern periods.
Tanlawhill is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4694, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. This designation safeguards the remains from damaging development and ensures that any future investigation of the site follows proper archaeological protocols, preserving evidence of the settlement's origins, chronology and the lives of those who inhabited it.
Tanlawhill,settlement 250m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4694. View the official record →
Tanlawhill is a settlement situated in Dumfriesshire, South West Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4694.
Tanlawhill,settlement 250m S 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 SM4694.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craighousesteads,fort (5.8 km), Pyatshaws Rig, settlement 965m NE of Meikle Whitriggs (6.8 km), Mid Hill, settlement 1480m SSE of Cairnknowe (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tanlawhill,settlement 250m S of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Tanlawhill,settlement 250m S of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.