Scheduled MonumentsScotlandBrotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure

Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of

Scotland
HES SM4643
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosure
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Brotherstone enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located approximately 500 metres north-east of Brotherstone in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. The enclosure dates to the post-medieval period and represents the agricultural land use patterns characteristic of early modern rural Scotland. The site survives as an earthwork feature, preserving evidence of the field boundaries and farming practices of its era. Like many post-medieval enclosures in the Borders region, it reflects the gradual intensification and reorganisation of agricultural land management that occurred following the medieval period.

Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4643. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of?

Brotherstone enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located approximately 500 metres north-east of Brotherstone in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4643.

What period does Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of date from?

Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of?

Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE 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 SM4643.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Smailholm Tower, tower, buildings and enclosures (2.2 km), Sandyknowe,earthwork SW of (2.4 km), Old Melrose, St Cuthbert's Chapel & monastery site (3.5 km).

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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of

Brotherstone,enclosure 500m NE of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.