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Dinwoodie Green Cottages is a settlement situated in Dumfriesshire, approximately 530 metres east-north-east of a larger settlement focus. The site occupies land underlain by wacke bedrock of the Hawick Group formation, laid down during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era. This hard, metamorphic stone would have been the natural material available for construction or field clearance in the immediate locality.
The settlement represents a dispersed pattern of habitation typical of rural Dumfriesshire. Such outlying cottage settlements frequently served agricultural communities, with proximity to water sources and arable or pasture land determining their placement within the wider landscape. The distance from the main settlement suggests either a subsidiary holding or an expansion of local occupation.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM12716, recognising its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of settlement patterns and land use in the region. The wacke bedrock, whilst challenging to work, provided durable stone for walls and structures that may survive beneath the current landscape surface.
2 Dinwoodie Green Cottages, settlement 530m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12716. View the official record →
Dinwoodie Green Cottages is a settlement situated in Dumfriesshire, approximately 530 metres east-north-east of a larger settlement focus. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12716.
2 Dinwoodie Green Cottages, settlement 530m ENE 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 SM12716.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dryfesdalegate, fort 75m SSE of (6.1 km), Ladyward, Roman fort 210m ENE of (6.5 km), The Hass, settlement 550m E of, Quhytewoollen Hill (6.6 km).
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2 Dinwoodie Green Cottages, settlement 530m ENE of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.