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Auchencrow Mains is a post-medieval enclosure and ditches located in Berwickshire, Scotland, approximately one kilometre south-southeast of the settlement. The monument comprises a series of earthworks defining an enclosed area typical of early modern agricultural organisation in the Scottish Borders. The site is situated on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that influences the local topography and soil conditions, which would have affected both the construction and drainage of the ditches.
Post-medieval enclosures of this type represent the transition from strip-field farming to consolidated holdings and improved agricultural practices that characterised Scottish lowland estates from the sixteenth century onwards. The ditches would have served practical functions in land demarcation, drainage, and stock management across the improved farmland. The Berwickshire location places the site within a region of significant agricultural development and reorganisation during this period.
Auchencrow Mains is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM5219, recognising its value as evidence of post-medieval land use and agricultural change in the Scottish Borders.
Auchencrow Mains,enclosure and ditches 1000m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5219. View the official record →
Auchencrow Mains is a post-medieval enclosure and ditches located in Berwickshire, Scotland, approximately one kilometre south-southeast of the settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5219.
Auchencrow Mains,enclosure and ditches 1000m SSE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure and ditches. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Auchencrow Mains,enclosure and ditches 1000m SSE 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 SM5219.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Taprobane, palisaded enclosure 970m SE of (0.3 km), Oldcastles, fort 350m NNW of (0.7 km), Billie Castle (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auchencrow Mains,enclosure and ditches 1000m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Auchencrow Mains,enclosure and ditches 1000m SSE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.