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Dirrington is a post-medieval farmstead located in Berwickshire, some 400 metres north of the modern settlement. The site sits upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a wacke formation laid down during the Telychian period of the Silurian, which provides the region's characteristic grey stone readily suitable for building.
Post-medieval farmsteads such as Dirrington represent the agricultural settlement patterns that evolved following the medieval period across the Scottish Borders. The farmstead would have functioned as both a domestic dwelling and a centre of agricultural activity, with associated outbuildings and working areas typical of rural economy of this era.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4622, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of the region's farming heritage and settlement development during the post-medieval centuries.
Dirrington,farmstead 400m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4622. View the official record →
Dirrington is a post-medieval farmstead located in Berwickshire, some 400 metres north of the modern settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4622.
Dirrington,farmstead 400m N 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.
Dirrington,farmstead 400m N 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 SM4622.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dirrington Little Law,cairn on summit of (2.8 km), Hen Law,cairn 1550m WNW of Langtonlees (3.8 km), Bedshiel,cairn 950m NNE of (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dirrington,farmstead 400m N 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.
Dirrington,farmstead 400m N of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.