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Dirrington is a post-medieval farmstead located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formed during the Telychian period of the Silurian. The farm occupies land characteristic of the Merse region, where wacke geology supports pastoral agriculture typical of the Anglo-Scottish border landscape.
The farmstead represents the settlement pattern established in the Scottish Borders during the early modern period, when dispersed agricultural holdings became the dominant form of rural organisation. Buildings and field boundaries at Dirrington reflect the agrarian economy that sustained this part of Berwickshire through centuries of border farming, adapting to both the challenging terrain and the region's turbulent medieval history.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4639, recognising its significance as a surviving example of post-medieval settlement in the Borders. The wacke geology beneath the farmstead has shaped both construction and land use, influencing drainage patterns and agricultural potential in this upland farming region.
Dirrington,farmstead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4639. View the official record →
Dirrington is a post-medieval farmstead located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formed during the Telychian period of the Silurian. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4639.
Dirrington,farmstead 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 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 SM4639.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dirrington Little Law,cairn on summit of (2.4 km), Bedshiel,cairn 950m NNE of (3.4 km), Hen Law,cairn 1550m WNW of Langtonlees (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dirrington,farmstead'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 stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.