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Cocklawfoot Enclosure is a post-medieval enclosure located in Roxburghshire, approximately 150 metres north-west of the main settlement. The monument lies upon bedrock composed of unnamed extrusive rocks dating to the Silurian to Devonian period, formed during the Devonian as mafic lava and mafic tuff. This underlying geology of volcanic rock has shaped the local landscape and resources available to those who constructed and used the enclosure.
The enclosure represents a form of land management and tenure typical of the post-medieval period in the Scottish Borders. Such structures served to define property boundaries, contain livestock, or protect agricultural land during a time of significant social and economic reorganisation across the region. The precise function of this particular example remains rooted in its landscape context and construction method.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM4992. This statutory protection recognises the archaeological and historical significance of post-medieval enclosures as evidence of rural settlement and land use practices in early modern Scotland. The site contributes to understanding the development of agriculture and property boundaries in the Borders during this period.
Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4992. View the official record →
Cocklawfoot Enclosure is a post-medieval enclosure located in Roxburghshire, approximately 150 metres north-west of the main settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4992.
Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW 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.
Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW 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 SM4992.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palisaded settlement on Trows Law (5.2 km), Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law (5.5 km), Romano-British farmstead, 700m north east of Trows (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.