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Barnshangan enclosures, situated approximately 370 metres north of Barnshangan in Wigtownshire, Scotland, are post-medieval field divisions dating from the early modern period. The site comprises earthwork enclosures characteristic of the agricultural reorganisation that occurred across southwest Scotland during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. These field systems reflect the consolidation and management of pastoral and arable land typical of post-medieval farming practice in the region. The enclosures remain visible as linear earthworks and boundary features in the landscape, providing evidence of the land use and settlement patterns of early modern Wigtownshire.
Barnshangan,enclosures 370m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4901. View the official record →
Barnshangan enclosures, situated approximately 370 metres north of Barnshangan in Wigtownshire, Scotland, are post-medieval field divisions dating from the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4901.
Barnshangan,enclosures 370m N of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Barnshangan,enclosures 370m N 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 SM4901.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenwhan Moor, hut circles 1000m NE of Old Hall Farm (6.8 km), Glenluce Abbey (7 km), Castle of Park, castle, Glenluce (8.5 km).
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