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Knock and Maize is a post-medieval farmstead located 250 metres south-east of Knock in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. The site represents the agricultural settlement pattern characteristic of the early modern period in this region of Galloway. As a post-medieval farmstead, it reflects the development of rural land use and farming practices during the period following the medieval era, when Scottish agricultural settlements underwent significant reorganisation. The farmstead is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database and contributes to understanding of the settlement archaeology and land management history of Wigtownshire during the post-medieval centuries.
Knock and Maize,farmstead 250m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5118. View the official record →
Knock and Maize is a post-medieval farmstead located 250 metres south-east of Knock in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5118.
Knock and Maize,farmstead 250m SE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Knock and Maize,farmstead 250m SE 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 SM5118.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knock and Maize,standing stone 190m ESE of (0.1 km), Killantringan,dun 740m WNW of (1.6 km), Meikle Labrax,fort (3.1 km).
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