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Chalkieside Quarry, enclosure is a post-medieval enclosed field system located in Midlothian, Scotland. The site comprises an enclosure associated with quarrying activity, reflecting the exploitation of local stone resources during the post-medieval period. The monument represents the integration of extractive industries with agricultural land organisation characteristic of early modern rural Scotland. Such enclosures typically date from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries and provide evidence of the transition from medieval open field systems to the enclosed landscapes that would dominate the Scottish lowlands by the nineteenth century.
Chalkieside Quarry, enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6213. View the official record →
Chalkieside Quarry, enclosure is a post-medieval enclosed field system located in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6213.
Chalkieside Quarry, enclosure dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Chalkieside Quarry, enclosure 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 SM6213.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Play Hill, settlement (6.5 km), Hope,enclosure 300m SSE of (7 km), Crichton Mains,souterrain 1280m E of (7 km).
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