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Terrona is a scooped settlement located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland, approximately 150 metres south-east of the settlement of Terrona itself. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4412. Scooped settlements of this type are found throughout the Scottish Borders and represent domestic occupation from the medieval or early post-medieval period, typically dating between the 12th and 17th centuries. The settlement's defining characteristic is the shallow, bowl-shaped depressions visible in the landscape, marking where buildings once stood and domestic activity was conducted over generations.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Riccarton Group, fine-grained wacke of Wenlock age formed during the Silurian period some 427 to 423 million years ago. This metamorphic rock would have provided building stone for the settlement's inhabitants. The local terrain and geology of this region made it suitable for pastoral agriculture and small-scale settlement, a pattern of land use reflected in numerous similar scooped sites across Dumfriesshire.
The earthworks at Terrona preserve evidence of the everyday settlement patterns of rural medieval Scotland, offering insight into domestic life and land management practices in this southern upland region over many centuries.
Terrona, scooped settlement 150m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4412. View the official record →
Terrona is a scooped settlement located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland, approximately 150 metres south-east of the settlement of Terrona itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4412.
Terrona, scooped settlement 150m SE 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 SM4412.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langholm Castle (2.5 km), Wauchope Castle, castle and manse 235m SSW of Springhill (3.7 km), Calfield, scooped settlement and farmstead 440m N of (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Terrona, scooped settlement 150m SE 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.
Terrona, scooped settlement 150m SE of stands on Riccarton Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.