© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Gulf Sike is a scooped settlement located approximately 525 metres south-east of Arresgill in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site consists of a series of shallow depressions or scoops in the ground surface, characteristic of prehistoric or early medieval domestic occupation where structures were partially sunken into the bedrock or subsoil to provide shelter and insulation. Such scooped settlements are found across Scotland and represent an economical building method employed over an extended period. The precise dating of Gulf Sike remains uncertain without archaeological excavation, though sites of this type are generally attributed to the prehistoric or early medieval periods.
Gulf Sike, scooped settlement 525m SE of Arresgill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12762. View the official record →
Gulf Sike is a scooped settlement located approximately 525 metres south-east of Arresgill in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12762.
Gulf Sike, scooped settlement 525m SE of Arresgill 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 SM12762.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cleuchfoot,farmstead 1500m NE of (1.1 km), Callisterhall,cairn 2550m NNE of (1.8 km), Greencleuch Cottage, settlement 1550m NNW of (2.1 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Gulf Sike, scooped settlement 525m SE of Arresgill