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Latitude: 55.2032 / 55°12'11"N
Longitude: -2.9543 / 2°57'15"W
OS Eastings: 339358
OS Northings: 590296
OS Grid: NY393902
Mapcode National: GBR 78T8.6M
Mapcode Global: WH7YJ.LHD0
Entry Name: Arkleton, farmstead 1700m SE of
Scheduled Date: 2 February 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4462
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: farmstead
Location: Ewes
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
The monument is a farmstead of the period before the agricultural improvements, some 200 to 400 years old, comprising the remains of a rectangular building, measuring 11.5m x 5.3m overall adjacent to a small contemporary 50m (WNW-ESE) x 90m transversely is proposed for scheduling.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well preserved farmstead associated with contemporary agricultural features, which has the potential to enhance our understanding of settlement and agriculture in the period before the agricultural revolution.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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