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Bloch Farm enclosure is a post-medieval field monument situated 600 metres north of Bloch Farm in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The enclosure lies on bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a geological formation of Carboniferous age comprising sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that characterises much of the local landscape. This underlying geology has shaped both the soil quality and drainage patterns of the surrounding agricultural land.
The enclosure represents a phase of organised land division that occurred across Lowland Scotland following the medieval period, when systematic improvement and formalisation of farm boundaries became common practice. Such structures typically served to contain livestock or protect crops, and their scale and construction reflect the resources and land management strategies of their time.
The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland register under reference SM4690, ensuring its recognition and protection as part of Scotland's archaeological heritage.
Bloch Farm,enclosure 600 m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4690. View the official record →
Bloch Farm enclosure is a post-medieval field monument situated 600 metres north of Bloch Farm in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4690.
Bloch Farm,enclosure 600 m N 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.
Bloch Farm,enclosure 600 m 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 SM4690.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cleuchfoot,farmstead 1500m NE of (2 km), Callisterhall,cairn 1100m NE of (3 km), Wauchope Castle, castle and manse 235m SSW of Springhill (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bloch Farm,enclosure 600 m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bloch Farm,enclosure 600 m N of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.