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Claysike, enclosures 300m W of is a post-medieval agricultural monument in Kinross-shire, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group. The underlying sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, formed during the Pragian period, would have provided reasonable drainage for the enclosed land above.
The site comprises field enclosures typical of post-medieval Scottish farming practice, representing a period of intensifying land management and subdivision. Such enclosures served to define tenure, control livestock movement and delineate arable from pastoral ground. The specific siting at Claysike reflects the economic strategies of rural landholders responding to changing agricultural demands in early modern Scotland.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7626, recognising its significance in understanding the evolution of the Scottish landscape. Post-medieval enclosures across Kinross-shire document the practical reshaping of the countryside by farming communities, providing archaeological evidence of settlement patterns and land use that shaped the region's character.
Claysike, enclosures 300m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7626. View the official record →
Claysike, enclosures 300m W of is a post-medieval agricultural monument in Kinross-shire, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7626.
Claysike, enclosures 300m W of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Claysike, enclosures 300m W 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 SM7626.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Middleton Fossoway, enclosure 400m SSE of (0.5 km), Tullibole, church and burial ground (2.2 km), Carleith,cairn W of Carden (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Claysike, enclosures 300m W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Claysike, enclosures 300m W of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.