Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of
Post-Medieval · Farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems

Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of

Scotland
HES SM5019
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Cocklawfoot is a post-medieval farmstead and settlement situated in Roxburghshire, some 500 metres north-east of the named location. The site comprises the farmstead buildings themselves along with associated field systems characteristic of agricultural settlement from the 16th century onwards. The landscape upon which Cocklawfoot was established rests on Silurian to Devonian bedrock composed of mafic lava and mafic tuff, extrusive volcanic rocks that form the underlying geology of this part of the Scottish Borders.

The settlement represents the type of dispersed rural habitation typical of post-medieval Roxburghshire, where individual farms operated as economic and social units within the agricultural landscape. The field systems surrounding the farmstead reflect the productive use of the land during this period, organised according to the farming practices and land tenure arrangements of the time.

The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM5019, recognising its significance to the heritage of Roxburghshire.

Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5019. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of?

Cocklawfoot is a post-medieval farmstead and settlement situated in Roxburghshire, some 500 metres north-east of the named location. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5019.

What period does Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of date from?

Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of?

Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE 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 SM5019.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Russell's Cairn, cairn (3.6 km), Palisaded settlement on Trows Law (5.3 km), Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law (5.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of

Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.