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Tanlawhill Cottages is a post-medieval farmstead situated 865 metres east of Tanlawhill in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The farm occupies land underlain by the Hawick Group bedrock, a wacke formation dating to the Wenlock epoch of the Silurian period. This hard, fine-grained metamorphic rock provided both the geological foundation and the raw material for local building stone that characterises the rural architecture of the region. The site reflects the agricultural settlement pattern that developed across Dumfriesshire during the centuries following the medieval period.
The farmstead represents the domestic and working landscape of post-medieval rural Scotland, a period spanning from approximately the sixteenth century onwards when farming communities were establishing and consolidating holdings across the southern uplands. Buildings of this era typically combined residential and functional spaces to serve the needs of families working the land. The survival of cottage structures at Tanlawhill provides evidence of the everyday lives and settlement choices of farming populations in this border county.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM4386, recognising its significance to the archaeological and historical record of Dumfriesshire. The protection ensures that this example of post-medieval rural settlement is preserved and managed for future study and understanding of how agricultural communities adapted to and shaped the Dumfries landscape.
Tanlawhill Cottages, farmstead 865 m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4386. View the official record →
Tanlawhill Cottages is a post-medieval farmstead situated 865 metres east of Tanlawhill in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4386.
Tanlawhill Cottages, farmstead 865 m E 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.
Tanlawhill Cottages, farmstead 865 m E 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 SM4386.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirtlehead, unenclosed settlement 1850m N of (7 km), Pyatshaws Rig, settlement 965m NE of Meikle Whitriggs (7.1 km), Newhall Hill,enclosures (7.3 km).
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Tanlawhill Cottages, farmstead 865 m E of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.