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Calkin Farmstead is a post-medieval agricultural settlement located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. The farmstead lies approximately 500 metres west-south-west of its namesake location, positioned on land underlain by the Riccarton Group wacke formation, a resistant sandstone dating to the Wenlock epoch of the Silurian period. This solid geological foundation would have provided stable ground for construction, though the local bedrock is characterised by the coarser-grained sedimentary rocks typical of the Southern Uplands geology.
The site represents the form of organised rural settlement that developed in the region during the post-medieval centuries, when Scottish farming communities began establishing more formalised tenure patterns and building practices. Farmsteads of this period typically comprised a main dwelling house accompanied by agricultural outbuildings arranged for working the surrounding land.
Calkin Farmstead is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4387, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval rural life and land use in Dumfriesshire. The monument contributes to understanding the evolution of agricultural settlement across the Scottish Borders landscape during the centuries following the medieval period.
Calkin,farmstead 500m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4387. View the official record →
Calkin Farmstead is a post-medieval agricultural settlement located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4387.
Calkin,farmstead 500m WSW 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.
Calkin,farmstead 500m WSW 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 SM4387.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Callisterhall,cairn 2550m NNE of (4.3 km), Gibb's Hill, unenclosed settlement,palisaded settlements & houses (4.4 km), Greencleuch Cottage, settlement 1550m NNW of (4.5 km).
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Calkin,farmstead 500m WSW of stands on Riccarton Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.