Scheduled MonumentsScotlandBlackhouse Burn,enclosures
Post-Medieval · Enclosures

Blackhouse Burn,enclosures

Scotland
HES SM4063
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosures
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Blackhouse Burn enclosures is a post-medieval field system located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site comprises a series of stone-built enclosures that reflect agricultural land use practices of the post-medieval period, when improved farming methods and field organisation became increasingly common across lowland Scotland. The enclosures demonstrate the typical arrangement of pastoral and arable land management characteristic of the era, with stone boundaries marking distinct parcels of land. This site contributes to the archaeological understanding of rural settlement patterns and land use transformation in the central lowlands during the post-medieval centuries.

Blackhouse Burn,enclosures is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4063. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Blackhouse Burn,enclosures?

Blackhouse Burn enclosures is a post-medieval field system located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4063.

What period does Blackhouse Burn,enclosures date from?

Blackhouse Burn,enclosures dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Blackhouse Burn,enclosures?

Blackhouse Burn,enclosures 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 SM4063.

What other scheduled monuments are near Blackhouse Burn,enclosures?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thankerton,fort 1500m SW of (3.9 km), Quothquan Law, fort (4.1 km), Park Knowe,enclosure 1500m SSW of Thankerton (4.3 km).

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