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Arkleton is a post-medieval farmstead situated in Dumfriesshire, approximately 1700 metres south-east of a reference point now obscured. The site stands on bedrock of the Riccarton Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that characterises the geology of this part of southern Scotland. Wacke, a hard sedimentary rock composed of poorly sorted sand and gravel, has been the principal building material throughout the region for centuries.
The farmstead represents the agricultural settlement pattern that developed across Dumfriesshire from the sixteenth century onwards, when permanent enclosed farms began to replace earlier open-field systems. Arkleton's landscape situation, typical of lowland Scottish farmsteads, would have been determined by proximity to cultivable ground, water supply, and access routes connecting to broader settlement networks in the region.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4462, reflecting its significance as evidence of post-medieval rural settlement and land use in the south-west of Scotland. Archaeological study of such farmsteads contributes substantially to understanding the development of Scottish rural society during the early modern period.
Arkleton, farmstead 1700m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4462. View the official record →
Arkleton is a post-medieval farmstead situated in Dumfriesshire, approximately 1700 metres south-east of a reference point now obscured.
Arkleton, farmstead 1700m SE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Arkleton, farmstead 1700m SE 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 SM4462.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Terrona, scooped settlement 150m SE of (3.8 km), Milnholm Cottage,settlement and farmstead (5.3 km), Milnholm Cottage,farmstead 800m SSW of (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Arkleton, farmstead 1700m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Arkleton, farmstead 1700m SE of stands on Riccarton Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.