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Tripans Knowe is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The monument occupies ground underlain by wacke bedrock of the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen formations, ancient sedimentary rocks deposited during the Caradocian period. This geology is characteristic of the Southern Uplands, where weathered wacke often produces rough, uneven ground that shapes land use patterns across the region.
The enclosure represents a phase of agricultural intensification and land management typical of post-medieval rural Scotland. Such enclosures, often created through the construction of stone walls or banks, served to control livestock movement and define working boundaries within the landscape. The monument's survival on the wacke bedrock, which frequently outcrops across Peeblesshire, reflects the adaptability of rural communities to local geological conditions.
Tripans Knowe is protected under the Historic Environment Scotland scheduling system as reference SM3086, recognising its significance as evidence of the reorganisation of agricultural space in the post-medieval period. The monument contributes to understanding how communities in upland Peeblesshire organised their pastoral and arable resources during this transformative phase of Scottish rural history.
Tripans Knowe,enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3086. View the official record →
Tripans Knowe is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3086.
Tripans Knowe,enclosure dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tripans Knowe,enclosure 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 SM3086.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Menzion Farm,three enclosed cremation cemeteries 1550m WSW of (5.2 km), Glenwhappen Rig, palisaded enclosure 1450m NE of Glenbreck (5.2 km), Menzion Farm,cairn 1280m SW of (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tripans Knowe,enclosure'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.
Tripans Knowe,enclosure stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.