Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCookston Farm, enclosure 100m W of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure

Cookston Farm, enclosure 100m W of

Scotland
HES SM6281
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosure
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cookston Farm enclosure, located approximately 100 metres west of Cookston Farm in Angus, Scotland, is a post-medieval field enclosure. The monument dates to the post-medieval period and represents the agricultural organisation and land division practices of early modern rural Scotland. The enclosure survives as an earthwork feature, evidencing the historical farming practices and landscape management of its era. Such enclosures are characteristic of the reorganisation of Scottish agricultural land that occurred from the sixteenth century onwards.

Cookston Farm, enclosure 100m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6281. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cookston Farm, enclosure 100m W of?

Cookston Farm enclosure, located approximately 100 metres west of Cookston Farm in Angus, Scotland, is a post-medieval field enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6281.

What period does Cookston Farm, enclosure 100m W of date from?

Cookston Farm, enclosure 100m W of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Cookston Farm, enclosure 100m W of?

Cookston Farm, enclosure 100m 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 SM6281.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cookston Farm, enclosure 100m W of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castleward,burial mound 800m NW of Wester Denoon (4.2 km), Wester Denoon,burial mound 950m W of (5 km), Carlunie Hill, cairn (5.5 km).

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