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Wood Hill, 230 metres east of the settlement, is a settlement site in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The monument occupies ground underlain by wacke bedrock of the Gala Group, formed during the Telychian period of the Silurian. This metamorphic geology, typical of the Southern Uplands, would have presented both challenges and opportunities to its inhabitants, with weathered stone available for construction and the underlying rock providing natural drainage across the sloping landscape.
The settlement's eastern positioning relative to the main settlement suggests a pattern of dispersed occupation characteristic of medieval or later rural communities in the Borders region. The wacke substrate, whilst hard and difficult to work, could be quarried for building stone and would have offered stable foundations for structures. The site's location within Peeblesshire places it within an area of long-standing human settlement, from prehistoric times through to the established medieval parishes.
Wood Hill settlement is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3055, reflecting its archaeological significance. The site retains potential to contribute to understanding settlement patterns and land use in the Borders, though its precise dating and character remain to be fully determined through archaeological investigation.
Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3055. View the official record →
Wood Hill, 230 metres east of the settlement, is a settlement site in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3055.
Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of 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 SM3055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wood Hill,fort & enclosure (0.2 km), Posso,tower & associated structures WNW of (0.8 km), Glenrathope,settlement 1300m WNW to 350m E of Glenrathope (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of'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.
Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.