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Dykeheads homestead moat is a medieval domestic enclosure located in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The site comprises a defensive ditch or moat surrounding a homestead, a common form of settlement fortification in medieval Scotland and northern England. Such moated homesteads typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving to demarcate and protect the domestic and agricultural space of a household of some status. The physical remains at Dykeheads preserve evidence of this settlement form in the borderland region, where such enclosures reflected both defensive necessity and social distinction during the medieval period.
Dykeheads,homestead moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2116. View the official record →
Dykeheads homestead moat is a medieval domestic enclosure located in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2116.
Dykeheads,homestead moat 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 SM2116.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Black Hill,settlement (1.6 km), Wheel Causeway,section 640m long on S slope of Wardmoor Hill (3.1 km), Westshiels,spur earthwork 1550m SW of (3.4 km).
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