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Barnyards is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Angus, Scotland, approximately 100 metres north-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age composed primarily of sandstone with subordinate bands of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology has shaped the local landscape and would have influenced both settlement location and agricultural practice in the area.
The enclosure dates to the post-medieval period, a time when agricultural improvements and consolidation of land holdings transformed the Scottish countryside. Such enclosures typically served to define and manage pastoral or arable land, reflecting changing patterns of land ownership and farming methods that characterised this era in rural Scotland.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM6355, recognising its significance as part of the region's post-medieval heritage. The enclosure survives as a valuable record of how communities organised and exploited the Angus landscape during the centuries following the medieval period.
Barnyards,enclosure 100m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6355. View the official record →
Barnyards is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Angus, Scotland, approximately 100 metres north-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6355.
Barnyards,enclosure 100m 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.
Barnyards,enclosure 100m 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 SM6355.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carse Grey, stone setting 225m WNW of (4.3 km), Carsegownie,cairn 400m SE of (4.4 km), Carse Grey,settlement and souterrains 600m SW of (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Barnyards,enclosure 100m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Barnyards,enclosure 100m NW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.