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Amisfield Mains is a post-medieval enclosure situated six hundred metres north-west of Amisfield in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of felsic lava and tuff formations dating to the Dinantian period of the Mississippian epoch, geological strata that characterise much of this region's volcanic heritage. This ancient stone foundation would have provided a stable base for the later agricultural structures constructed here during the post-medieval period, when rural East Lothian underwent significant reorganisation of its working landscape.
The enclosure represents a phase of agricultural improvement and land management that characterised the early modern period in south-east Scotland. Such enclosed fields marked a transition from earlier open-field systems to more intensive, privately controlled farming practices. The monument's survival demonstrates the extent to which the post-medieval agricultural landscape moulded the physical appearance of the East Lothian countryside.
Amisfield Mains is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6034, recognising its importance to understanding the region's rural development and land use history during the post-medieval era.
Amisfield Mains,enclosure 600m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6034. View the official record →
Amisfield Mains is a post-medieval enclosure situated six hundred metres north-west of Amisfield in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6034.
Amisfield Mains,enclosure 600m NW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Amisfield Mains,enclosure 600m NW 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 SM6034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bolton,fort 310m NNW of (5.7 km), Kirklands,enclosure 250m E of (6.6 km), Eaglescairnie Mains,enclosure 450m ESE of (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Amisfield Mains,enclosure 600m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Amisfield Mains,enclosure 600m NW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is felsic lava and felsic tuff.