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Potburn house platforms is a settlement of medieval or early modern date located in Dumfriesshire in south-west Scotland. The site comprises a series of house platforms typical of upland pastoral settlements in the Scottish Borders and adjacent regions, representing the physical remains of structures that would have been occupied during a period of transhumance or seasonal settlement activity. The platforms indicate a pattern of settlement dispersal across the landscape characteristic of communities engaged in stock rearing rather than permanent agricultural nucleation. Such remains are common archaeological features across the moorland and upland areas of southern Scotland and provide evidence for historical patterns of land use and settlement organisation in the pre-improvement landscape.
Potburn, house platforms 1425m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12619. View the official record →
Potburn house platforms is a settlement of medieval or early modern date located in Dumfriesshire in south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12619.
Potburn, house platforms 1425m 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 SM12619.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bodesbeck, standing stone 1180m E of (0.9 km), Saddle Yoke, township 1100m and 1050m NE of (1.8 km), Carrifran, farmstead 310m SW of (2.2 km).
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