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Latitude: 55.8737 / 55°52'25"N
Longitude: -2.4103 / 2°24'37"W
OS Eastings: 374424
OS Northings: 664578
OS Grid: NT744645
Mapcode National: GBR C0LJ.Z9
Mapcode Global: WH8WM.YMDJ
Entry Name: Godscroft,farmstead 1350m N of
Scheduled Date: 24 March 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4474
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: farmstead
Location: Abbey St Bathans
County: Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire
Traditional County: Berwickshire
The monument is a farmstead of the pre-improvement period situated on a gentle slope overlooking the Whare Burn. It consists of rectangular buildings ranged around three sides (N, E, and S) of a sunken yard. The E end of the N range has been damaged by rabbit burrows but the rest survives in good condition. The farmstead measures 25m x 20m overall. To the W is an area of rig-and-furrow cultivation. The area to be proposed for scheduling includes the farmstead, part of the rig-and-furrow, and an area around them in which traces of activity associated with their use will survive. The area is a rectangle and measures 55m (NE-SW) by 40m transversely.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because it is a well-preserved example of a pre-improved farmstead which has the potential to greatly increase our understanding of the development of settlement and economy in the Medieval and Post-Medieval period.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS - NT 76 SW
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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