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Warrior's Rest is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that characterises the geology of this region. The stone itself represents a tradition of monument-building that flourished across Scotland during the Bronze Age, when such markers served purposes that likely combined territorial, ceremonial and commemorative functions within prehistoric communities.
The name Warrior's Rest reflects a local tradition of interpretation, common to many standing stones in the borders landscape where Bronze Age settlement was established along river valleys and higher moorland. The monument's survival in this rural setting demonstrates the longevity of such stones, which have often proved more durable than the societies that erected them. Standing stones of this period typically measure between one and four metres in height and were either dressed or left in their natural form.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM2212, ensuring its preservation as part of Scotland's archaeological heritage. Selkirkshire's Bronze Age monuments, distributed across its distinctive wacke terrain, remain important evidence of early metalworking societies and their use of the Scottish landscape during the second millennium BC.
Warrior's Rest,standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2212. View the official record →
Warrior's Rest is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2212.
Warrior's Rest,standing stone dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Warrior's Rest,standing stone 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 SM2212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glebe Stone,standing stone (0.2 km), Yarrow Stone,inscribed stone 250m E of Whitefield (0.7 km), Kirkhope Tower, barmkin and barmkin wall S of (3.6 km).
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Warrior's Rest,standing stone stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.