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Dod is an earthwork monument located on Gray Coat in Roxburghshire, situated approximately 540 metres south-south-west of a second earthwork on the same ridge. The monument is built upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock wacke formation that underlies much of the surrounding landscape. This geological foundation of hard, greyish rock would have presented both challenges and advantages to those who constructed the earthwork, offering solid ground whilst requiring considerable effort to cut defensive ditches or raise substantial banks.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM3391, recognising its archaeological significance. The precise nature and date of this earthwork remain to be fully established through investigation, though its positioning on elevated moorland suggests a defensive or territorial function consistent with medieval fortifications or earlier prehistoric enclosures common to the Scottish Borders.
The dual earthwork configuration on Gray Coat, with this monument forming one element of a broader landscape archaeology pattern, indicates that this area of Roxburghshire held strategic or administrative importance to its former inhabitants. The windswept moorland setting, typical of the upland terrain of the Scottish Borders, would have commanded views across surrounding valleys and communication routes.
Dod,earthworks on Gray Coat 540m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3391. View the official record →
Dod is an earthwork monument located on Gray Coat in Roxburghshire, situated approximately 540 metres south-south-west of a second earthwork on the same ridge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3391.
Dod,earthworks on Gray Coat 540m SSW 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 SM3391.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gray Coat,settlement 540m NE of Priesthaugh (0.2 km), Gray Coat,pele-house 370m SE of (0.5 km), Priesthaugh,earthwork 130m SSE of (0.9 km).
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Dod,earthworks on Gray Coat 540m SSW of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.