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Dalswinton Old House

Scotland
HES SM689
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Dalswinton Old House is a ruined domestic structure located in Dumfriesshire, in the southwest of Scotland. The site represents the remains of a historic dwelling, though the precise dating and full architectural sequence of the building require examination of surviving masonry and documentary evidence. The ruins reflect patterns of settlement and habitation in the region during the medieval and early modern periods. As a designated scheduled monument, the site is protected for its archaeological and historical interest as evidence of domestic occupation in Dumfriesshire.

Dalswinton Old House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM689. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dalswinton Old House?

Dalswinton Old House is a ruined domestic structure located in Dumfriesshire, in the southwest of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM689.

Who is responsible for protecting Dalswinton Old House?

Dalswinton Old House 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 SM689.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dalswinton Old House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bankfoot,Roman camps & forts,Dalswinton (0.9 km), West Gallaberry,Roman camp & native promontory settlement (2.3 km), Kilroy,enclosures E and NE of (2.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
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.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bankfoot,Roman camps & forts,Dalswinton
Iron Age · Roman camps & forts,dalswinton0.9 km
West Gallaberry,Roman camp & native promontory settlement
Roman · Roman camp & native promontory settlement2.3 km
Kilroy,enclosures E and NE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosures e and2.5 km
Carzield,Roman fort
Iron Age · Roman fort3.3 km
Holywood,cursus,linear earthwork,pit alignment & enclosures 975m SE of
Post-Medieval · Cursus,linear earthwork,pit alignment & enclosures4 km
Holywood, cursus 1250m SSE of
Cursus4.5 km
Twelve Apostles,stone circle
Bronze Age · Stone circle4.7 km
Burnside of Baltersan,ring ditch,pits and Roman camp 700m S of
Roman · Ring ditch,pits and roman camp5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dalswinton Old House

Dalswinton Old House stands on Stewartry Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is sandstone, breccia and conglomerate.

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