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White Knowe is a prehistoric settlement situated 180 metres west of Newton Hill in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3386. The settlement occupies ground underlain by wacke bedrock of the Hawick Group, deposits formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era. This ancient geology would have shaped both the terrain and the quality of materials available to the community that inhabited this location.
The wacke bedrock, a harder metamorphic rock, provides the geological foundation typical of the upland border country. Such stone-based geology often produces soils suited to pastoral rather than intensive arable agriculture, suggesting the settlement may have supported pastoral communities exploiting the moorland and grassland of the area. The positioning of White Knowe near Newton Hill reflects how prehistoric populations selected their settlements with regard to local topography and available resources.
Today, the monument remains an important record of early human settlement patterns in the Scottish Borders. Its scheduled monument status ensures its preservation for future study and understanding of prehistoric occupation in Roxburghshire. The site contributes to the broader archaeological record of the region's earliest inhabitants and their adaptation to the distinctive upland landscape of the southern Highlands.
White Knowe,settlement 180m W of Newton Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3386. View the official record →
White Knowe is a prehistoric settlement situated 180 metres west of Newton Hill in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3386.
White Knowe,settlement 180m W of Newton Hill 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 SM3386.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pyat Knowe,enclosure 150m N of (2.9 km), The Catrail,linear earthwork,SE slope of Singley Brae to Barry Sike (3.1 km), Dod,enclosure on Gray Coat,530m SW of (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of White Knowe,settlement 180m W of Newton Hill'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 Knowe,settlement 180m W of Newton Hill stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.