Whitehillbrae
Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Whitehillbrae
Classification Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 54051
Site Number NT40NE 49
NGR NT 480 067
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54051
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Cavers
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT40NE 49 480 067
The small farm of Whitehillbrae lay between Dodburn (NT 474 074) and Penchrise (NT 495 067); it was occupied in the 1930's. The remains of the house and the old fields of plough rigs and sod dykes can easily be made out from the road.
Hawick Express 14 May 1979
The ruins of Whitehillbrae, comprising a croft and stone dyke enclosures, are clearly visible at NT 480 067. The name is still known locally.
Visited by OS (JRL) 6 November 1979.
The farmstead and enclosures are visible on vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 433, 3200-3201, flown 24 June 1945).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2006
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
