Castle Hill, Horsburgh Castle Farm
Overview
Castle Hill, Horsburgh Castle Farm is recorded as Cord Rig (prehistoric), Cultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Palisaded Settlement (prehistoric), Ring Ditch House(s) (prehistoric), Ring Groove House(s) (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric) in Scotland Scottish Borders. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Hill, Horsburgh Castle Farm as Cord Rig (prehistoric), Cultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Palisaded Settlement (prehistoric), Ring Ditch House(s) (prehistoric), Ring Groove House(s) (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric).
Who built and held it
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Hill, Horsburgh Castle Farm as Cord Rig (prehistoric), Cultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Palisaded Settlement (prehistoric), Ring Ditch House(s) (prehistoric), Ring Groove House(s) (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric).
Attack, change and use
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it Cord Rig (prehistoric), Cultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Palisaded Settlement (prehistoric), Ring Ditch House(s) (prehistoric), Ring Groove House(s) (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Castle Hill, Horsburgh Castle Farm matters as a recorded cord rig (prehistoric), cultivation remains (period unassigned), palisaded settlement (prehistoric), ring ditch house(s) (prehistoric), ring groove house(s) (prehistoric), settlement (prehistoric) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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