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White Hill is a settlement located 700 metres south-south-east of Corehead in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Stewartry Group, a sequence of sandstone, breccia and conglomerate deposits laid down during the Early Permian period. This geological foundation would have provided locally available stone suitable for building and clearance, shaping the character of settlement on this upland terrain.
The settlement lies within a landscape of early pastoral use in the Scottish Borders, where dispersed agricultural communities exploited moorland and valley resources. Sites of this type typically represent medieval or later farming activity, with evidence often consisting of ruined structures, field divisions and associated working areas. The precise date and character of occupation at White Hill remain to be fully established through archaeological investigation.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM6192, ensuring its preservation as part of Scotland's archaeological heritage. The site contributes to understanding settlement patterns and land use in this region of Dumfriesshire, where numerous similar sites document the long history of human occupation and agricultural practice across the Southern Uplands.
White Hill, settlement 700m SSE of Corehead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6192. View the official record →
White Hill is a settlement located 700 metres south-south-east of Corehead in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6192.
White Hill, settlement 700m SSE of Corehead 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 SM6192.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coats Hill, Roman Signal Station 215m W of Moffat Golf Club clubhouse (6.9 km), Coats Hill, motte 480m NE of St Margaret's (7.6 km), Coatshill Quarry to Holehouse Linn, Roman Road. (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of White Hill, settlement 700m SSE of Corehead'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.
White Hill, settlement 700m SSE of Corehead stands on Stewartry Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is sandstone, breccia and conglomerate.