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Balmaghie, enclosures 100m NW of Balmaghie Church is a medieval settlement comprising defensive or administrative enclosures located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The site consists of earthwork remains situated in close proximity to Balmaghie Church, positioning it within the broader medieval landscape of the parish. Such enclosures of this period typically represent manorial centres, fortified farmsteads, or communal gathering spaces associated with local landholding and settlement organisation during the medieval period. The precise chronology and functional character of these particular enclosures remain subjects for further archaeological investigation and interpretation.
Balmaghie, enclosures 100m NW of Balmaghie Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13540. View the official record →
Balmaghie, enclosures 100m NW of Balmaghie Church is a medieval settlement comprising defensive or administrative enclosures located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13540.
Balmaghie, enclosures 100m NW of Balmaghie Church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures 100m nw of balmaghie church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Balmaghie, enclosures 100m NW of Balmaghie Church 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 SM13540.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crofts Mote,fort (2.2 km), Glenlochar,Roman fort, annexe, road, camps & barrows 50m E of Montford (2.4 km), Erncrogo Loch, fish ponds 400m S of Erncrogo (2.6 km).
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