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Mosspeeble is a post-medieval farmstead situated 350 metres west of its namesake location in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by Hawick Group wacke, a coarse sandstone that formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian. This distinctive local geology would have provided building stone for the farm's construction, as was typical for rural settlements in the region.
The farmstead represents the agricultural landscape of south-west Scotland following the medieval period, when dispersed farm settlements became the dominant form of rural habitation. Its position in Dumfriesshire places it within an area historically important for cattle rearing and pastoral farming, activities that shaped the character of the Borders landscape.
Mosspeeble is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM4405, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval rural settlement and land use in Scotland. The site contributes to understanding how farming communities adapted and organised their holdings during this period of social and economic development in the south of Scotland.
Mosspeeble,farmstead 350m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4405. View the official record →
Mosspeeble is a post-medieval farmstead situated 350 metres west of its namesake location in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4405.
Mosspeeble,farmstead 350m W 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.
Mosspeeble,farmstead 350m W 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 SM4405.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barntalloch Castle, motte and bailey, Staplegordon (6.3 km), Terrona, scooped settlement 150m SE of (6.4 km), Milnholm,settlement 200m WSW of (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mosspeeble,farmstead 350m W of'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.
Mosspeeble,farmstead 350m W of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.