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Boysack enclosures and unenclosed settlement is a post-medieval rural settlement located in Angus, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5986. The site comprises both enclosed and unenclosed elements distributed across the landscape, with structures positioned 230 metres south-west and 280 metres south-south-east of a central point. This dispersed arrangement is characteristic of early modern Scottish agricultural communities, where a mix of organised field systems and more loosely scattered domestic and working areas reflected the flexible land use practices of the period.
The settlement sits upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, comprising sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone formations dating to the Pragian epoch. This solid geology provided the stone resources exploited by the settlement's inhabitants, with local materials used in construction. The combination of enclosures—formal field boundaries indicating organised agriculture—alongside unenclosed settlement activity suggests a community balancing structured farming with more informal domestic occupation patterns typical of rural Angus during the post-medieval centuries.
Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5986. View the official record →
Boysack enclosures and unenclosed settlement is a post-medieval rural settlement located in Angus, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5986.
Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m sw and. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE 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 SM5986.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 200m NE of (3 km), West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW of (3.2 km), David's Hill, enclosure (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.