What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dalmakethar as Field Boundary(s) (period Unknown), Linear Earthwork (iron Age) - (medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dalmakethar is a possible fairy fort or ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, based on its association with linear earthworks and medieval agricultural features. Local folklore may connect it to otherworldly beings, as is common with such sites in Scottish and Celtic tradition, though specific legends are not recorded.
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Places near here
Dalmakethar CottagesCottage(s) (period Unassigned) · 523 yd
DalmaketharFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 922 yd
Dalmakethar SmithyEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible) · 1242 yd
Dinwoodie PlantationForest · 1357 yd
Belshand KnoweBurnt Mound (prehistoric) · 1486 yd
Johnstonebridge, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Newbigging HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
PanlandsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), No Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
Greenbeck WoodForest · 2.2 mi
Spedlin's TowerGarden (17th Century)(possible), Tower House (15th Century) - (17th Century) · 2.5 mi
Fingland FellMountain / peak · 3.2 mi
Castle KnoweFort (prehistoric)(possible) · 3.8 mi