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Broad Tae is a settlement situated 650 metres east-south-east of Corehead in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by bedrock of the Stewartry Group, Early Permian sandstone, breccia and conglomerate that would have influenced both drainage and the availability of building stone in antiquity. The settlement is recorded as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's protection as SM6139, recognising its significance to understanding rural settlement patterns in the south-west Uplands.
The landscape around Broad Tae lies within moorland and hill country characteristic of upper Dumfriesshire, where scattered farmsteads and settlements mark centuries of upland occupation. The underlying geology of mixed sandstone and coarser fragments would have shaped construction methods and the durability of structures over time. Such settlements are typically associated with agricultural use of the surrounding terrain, exploiting the seasonal grazing available on the open moorland and adjacent slopes.
The protection of Broad Tae as a scheduled monument reflects its value as an archaeological record of how communities organised settlement and land use in this remote upland zone. The site contributes to understanding the range of settlement types and their distribution across Dumfriesshire during periods when such locations remained economically viable and culturally significant to local populations.
Broad Tae,settlement 650m ESE of Corehead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6139. View the official record →
Broad Tae is a settlement situated 650 metres east-south-east of Corehead in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6139.
Broad Tae,settlement 650m ESE of Corehead 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 SM6139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coats Hill, Roman Signal Station 215m W of Moffat Golf Club clubhouse (7.4 km), Hunterheck Cottages, scooped settlements 95m NNE of (7.5 km), Coats Hill, motte 480m NE of St Margaret's (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Broad Tae,settlement 650m ESE of Corehead'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.
Broad Tae,settlement 650m ESE of Corehead stands on Stewartry Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is sandstone, breccia and conglomerate.