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Trabrown is a settlement located in Berwickshire, south-eastern Scotland, situated some 600 metres south-west of a modern reference point. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4629. This designation reflects its archaeological and historical significance within the Borders landscape.
The settlement is built upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke deposited during the Telychian period of the Silurian. This durable greywacke stone would have been readily available for construction and field clearance, shaping both the physical environment and the practicalities of settlement life in this upland region. The underlying geology reflects the ancient geological history of the Southern Uplands, formed by the collision of tectonic plates hundreds of millions of years ago.
Like many rural settlements in Berwickshire, Trabrown represents a phase of occupation and land use that spanned potentially centuries. Its survival to the present day as an identifiable archaeological feature, despite subsequent land management and agricultural change, makes it a valuable record of settlement patterns and human adaptation to the Scottish Borders environment. The monument's protected status ensures its preservation for future study and interpretation.
Trabrown,settlement 600m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4629. View the official record →
Trabrown is a settlement located in Berwickshire, south-eastern Scotland, situated some 600 metres south-west of a modern reference point.
Trabrown,settlement 600m SW 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 SM4629.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort and settlement, Blackchester (1.8 km), Bowerhouse,fort 480m NW of (2.6 km), Cathpair,hut circles and field system 2500m and 2600m ESE of (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Trabrown,settlement 600m SW 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.
Trabrown,settlement 600m SW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.