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Ballencrieff Mains enclosure is a post-medieval agricultural feature located approximately 300 metres south-west of Ballencrieff Mains farm in East Lothian, Scotland. The enclosure dates to the post-medieval period and represents the agricultural land management practices characteristic of early modern Scottish farming. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland records (SM5757) and survives as an earthwork feature within the wider agricultural landscape of East Lothian. Such enclosures typically demonstrate the progressive reorganisation of rural land during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, reflecting changes in farming methods and property boundaries during this transformative period in Scottish agriculture.
Ballencrieff Mains,enclosure 300m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5757. View the official record →
Ballencrieff Mains enclosure is a post-medieval agricultural feature located approximately 300 metres south-west of Ballencrieff Mains farm in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5757.
Ballencrieff Mains,enclosure 300m SW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ballencrieff Mains,enclosure 300m SW 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 SM5757.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Begbie Wood,fort (7.8 km), Winton Hill,enclosure (8 km), Bolton,fort 310m NNW of (8.4 km).
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