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Blinkbonny Wood enclosures, 200 metres north of the wood itself, is a post-medieval monument in East Lothian, Scotland. The site comprises a series of enclosures, their earthworks now subtle features within the landscape, documenting the agricultural reorganisation of the Scottish Lowlands during the early modern period. The enclosures represent the systematic division and management of land that characterised farming practice from the sixteenth century onwards, when Scottish estates increasingly formalised field systems and stock management.
The enclosures sit upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate. This underlying geology has influenced both the character of the soils available for cultivation and the building stone available to local communities, shaping the settlement pattern across East Lothian during this period.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM5826, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval land use and agricultural change in the East Lothian countryside. The site contributes to broader understanding of how Scottish rural communities structured their working landscape during the centuries following the medieval period.
Blinkbonny Wood,enclosures 200m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5826. View the official record →
Blinkbonny Wood enclosures, 200 metres north of the wood itself, is a post-medieval monument in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5826.
Blinkbonny Wood,enclosures 200m 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 the UK.
Blinkbonny Wood,enclosures 200m 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 SM5826.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tollis Hill,fort (6.9 km), Tollishill,enclosure 50m NW of (6.9 km), The Howe,settlement 100m NNE of (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Blinkbonny Wood,enclosures 200m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Blinkbonny Wood,enclosures 200m N of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.