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Milnholm Cottage is a post-medieval settlement and farmstead situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by wacke bedrock of the Riccarton Group, formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian age. This hard sedimentary geology provided the building stone characteristic of rural settlements across the region.
The settlement represents the pattern of agricultural habitation that developed across southern Scotland from the sixteenth century onwards. Farmsteads such as Milnholm would have served as the centres of small-scale farming operations, combining domestic and working spaces in a single complex. The site's location reflects the traditional distribution of settlements across Dumfriesshire's agricultural landscape.
Milnholm Cottage is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4404, recognising its importance as evidence of rural settlement development in post-medieval Scotland. The site contributes to understanding how farming communities organised their domestic and productive activities during this formative period of Scotland's agricultural history.
Milnholm Cottage,settlement and farmstead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4404. View the official record →
Milnholm Cottage is a post-medieval settlement and farmstead situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4404.
Milnholm Cottage,settlement and farmstead dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement and farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Milnholm Cottage,settlement and farmstead 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 SM4404.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wauchope Castle, castle and manse 235m SSW of Springhill (2.9 km), Cleuchfoot,farmstead 1500m NE of (4.2 km), Gibb's Hill, unenclosed settlement,palisaded settlements & houses (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Milnholm Cottage,settlement and farmstead's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Milnholm Cottage,settlement and farmstead stands on Riccarton Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.