
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ettles Cleuch as Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Ettles Cleuch is a likely early-medieval ringfort or rath, possibly associated with a farmstead and later used as a sheepfold in the post-medieval period. Local tradition may connect such sites with fairy folklore, though specific stories about Ettles Cleuch are not recorded.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Capehope BurnSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 407 yd
Cuthberthope RigBuilding (period Unassigned), Pen (period Unassigned) · 541 yd
Little HumblemoorRig and Furrow (medieval) · 698 yd
Kippie KnoweEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 866 yd
Whitestone HillMountain / peak · 1557 yd
Upper ChattoNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Broad LawMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Birkie PlantationWood · 1.7 mi
Waterfall on unnamed tributary of Rennies BurnWaterfall · 2.5 mi
ChesterhouseFarmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 3.1 mi
Waterfall on the Rowhope BurnWaterfall · 3.8 mi
Carshope PlantationForest · 4.6 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0