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Godscroft is a post-medieval farmstead located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated approximately 1350 metres north of the village centre. The site sits upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a wacke formation dating to the Telychian period of the Ordovician, which provides a solid but challenging foundation typical of the Southern Uplands geology. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4473.
Post-medieval farmsteads of this period and region typically comprised a main dwelling house with associated agricultural buildings arranged around a working farmyard. These settlements emerged during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries as farming practices intensified and land ownership became more formally defined. The exposed wacke bedrock visible in the local landscape would have influenced both the location chosen for the settlement and the construction methods employed.
Godscroft represents an important phase in the long settlement history of the Borders region, reflecting the transformation of rural communities during the early modern period. The survival of its structural remains allows investigation into domestic and agricultural life in post-medieval Berwickshire, when such farmsteads formed the backbone of the region's pastoral economy.
Godscroft,farmstead 1350m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4474. View the official record →
Godscroft is a post-medieval farmstead located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated approximately 1350 metres north of the village centre. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4474.
Godscroft,farmstead 1350m 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.
Godscroft,farmstead 1350m 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 SM4474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shannabank Hill,fort (1.8 km), Ellem Church, church and burial ground (4.6 km), Edin's Hall, broch, fort and settlement (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Godscroft,farmstead 1350m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Godscroft,farmstead 1350m N of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.