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Carrington Barns Enclosure is a post-medieval enclosure located 500 metres south-east of Carrington in Midlothian, Scotland. The site lies on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period, which underlie much of this lowland region. This geological foundation provided a relatively stable base for the construction and use of the enclosure during the post-medieval period.
The enclosure represents a form of land management typical of agricultural improvement in early modern Scotland, when fixed boundaries became increasingly important for defining property and managing livestock. Such enclosures often accompanied the reorganisation of rural estates and the move away from open-field systems of farming. The Midlothian setting places it within a region undergoing significant agricultural change from the sixteenth century onwards.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument under reference SM6259. This recognition reflects its importance as physical evidence of post-medieval rural settlement and land-use patterns. The survival of the enclosure's physical remains contributes to understanding how agricultural communities in lowland Scotland adapted and reorganised their working landscape during this formative period of change.
Carrington Barns,enclosure 500m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6259. View the official record →
Carrington Barns Enclosure is a post-medieval enclosure located 500 metres south-east of Carrington in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6259.
Carrington Barns,enclosure 500m SE 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.
Carrington Barns,enclosure 500m SE 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 SM6259.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newbyres Castle (1.7 km), Temple, Old Parish Church (2.3 km), Enclosed settlement, 480m SE of Stonefieldhill Farm (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Carrington Barns,enclosure 500m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Carrington Barns,enclosure 500m SE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.