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Meikle Larbrax is a post-medieval farmstead located in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland, situated approximately 1040 metres northwest of its original reference point. The site represents settlement and agricultural activity characteristic of the post-medieval period in the region, when farming communities were established and reorganised across Galloway and Dumfries and Galloway. The farmstead's remains reflect the modest domestic and agricultural infrastructure typical of rural Scottish farm complexes of this era, comprising building foundations and associated field systems. As a designated monument under Historic Environment Scotland records, the site provides evidence of continuity and change in rural settlement patterns in southwest Scotland during the post-medieval transition.
Meikle Larbrax,farmstead 1040m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4838. View the official record →
Meikle Larbrax is a post-medieval farmstead located in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland, situated approximately 1040 metres northwest of its original reference point. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4838.
Meikle Larbrax,farmstead 1040m NW 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.
Meikle Larbrax,farmstead 1040m NW 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 SM4838.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meikle Larbrax,hut circles 460m NW of (0.6 km), Fort Point,fort and salt-pans,Salt Pans Bay,Galdenoch (0.6 km), Meikle Larbrax,hut circle 1000m NNE of (1.3 km).
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