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The Bracken is an ancient enclosed settlement and droveway located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, approximately 370 metres west-southwest of a reference point. The site comprises an enclosed settlement associated with a droveway, representing settlement patterns characteristic of upland pastoral communities in the region. Such enclosed settlements typically date to the prehistoric or early historic periods, though occupation may have extended through the medieval period. The combination of settlement enclosure with a droveway suggests an economy based on stock husbandry, with the droveway facilitating movement of cattle or sheep through the landscape.
The Bracken, enclosed settlement and droveway 370m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11994. View the official record →
The Bracken is an ancient enclosed settlement and droveway located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, approximately 370 metres west-southwest of a reference point. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11994.
The Bracken, enclosed settlement and droveway 370m WSW 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 SM11994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eastriggs former munitions factory, glycerine distillery and acids production area, gun-cotton section and nitro-glycerine hill, 600m SSW, 700m SE and 2050m ESE of Rosslea (5.6 km), Rockcliffe Cross (9.2 km), Hadrian's Wall between Apple Garth, Westfield, and the dismantled railway in wall mile 77 (9.4 km).
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