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The Dod is a settlement site located 110 metres north-west of Filter Cottage near Dodburn in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The settlement sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, wacke strata formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era, which here forms rough, fractured ground typical of the moorland landscapes of the Borders. This geological foundation would have influenced both the settlement's layout and the construction methods available to its inhabitants.
Settlements of this type in the Scottish Borders region are typically modest agglomerations of domestic structures, often representing seasonal or permanent occupation dating to the medieval or early modern period. The location near Dodburn, with its water source and moorland setting, reflects a pattern of dispersed settlement characteristic of upland Roxburghshire. The presence of Filter Cottage nearby suggests continuity of human occupation and land use in this valley over considerable time.
The Dod survives as surface features within the surrounding moorland, preserving evidence of past settlement patterns in a region where such archaeological sites remain important records of pre-improvement rural communities and land management. The monument's scheduling recognises its significance as a witness to the historical occupation and development of the Scottish Borders landscape.
The Dod, settlement, 110m NW of Filter Cottage, Dodburn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3355. View the official record →
The Dod is a settlement site located 110 metres north-west of Filter Cottage near Dodburn in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3355.
The Dod, settlement, 110m NW of Filter Cottage, Dodburn 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 SM3355.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gray Coat,settlement 540m NE of Priesthaugh (1 km), Gray Coat,pele-house 370m SE of (1.4 km), The Catrail,linear earthwork,SE slope of Singley Brae to Barry Sike (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of The Dod, settlement, 110m NW of Filter Cottage, Dodburn'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.
The Dod, settlement, 110m NW of Filter Cottage, Dodburn stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.