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Whitmuirhaugh is a prehistoric settlement and cemetery located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site comprises archaeological remains indicating human occupation and burial activity during the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. The settlement evidence suggests domestic habitation of the type characteristic of upland farming communities in the Scottish Borders during the first and second millennia before the Common Era. The cemetery component indicates that the site served ritual and mortuary functions for the local population, making it an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practice in the region.
Whitmuirhaugh,settlement & cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3023. View the official record →
Whitmuirhaugh is a prehistoric settlement and cemetery located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3023.
Whitmuirhaugh,settlement & cemetery 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 SM3023.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Redden, settlement 60m SE of (2.1 km), Redden,fort and enclosure 750m E of (3 km), Piper's Grave,cists (3.1 km).
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