S4-Settlement Patterns

Regional context-Kelso's situation in the South East Borders-note its importance as a route centre on the Tweed



OS 1/50 ooo map will allow us to identify and describe a settlement's site and growth.

use the checklist below to describe the site and growth of Kelso.

Site

Things to ask

Dry/wet ground-i(e prone to flooding; on sloping, well drained land?)
Route centre? (eg, cross roads, river crossing/bridging point?)
Sheltered/exposed? (eg is it in a valley floor or on a hillside?)
Defensive-eg steep land, meander loop?
Is the local relief flat, sloping, steep, undulating variable?- (what is the contour pattern?)
Height-look at spot heights and contours
Always quote grid references.


Growth

In what way has the settlement grown?
Does it extend along a river?
Does housing follow the roads?
Has the settlement expanded up the hill?
What natural features appear to have restricted growth, eg steep slopes, cliffs, flood plain, marsh, woodland?
What human features appear to have restricted growth, eg farmland, greenbelt laws?