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Corbie Linn is a post-medieval enclosure located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, situated 130 metres west-south-west of the main settlement. The monument survives as an earthwork boundary that reflects the agricultural organisation of the early modern period, when such enclosed fields became increasingly common across lowland Scotland. The enclosure demonstrates practical land management and territorial demarcation typical of rural estates during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
The site lies upon Argyll Group bedrock comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks of Neoproterozoic age that form much of the local geology of Kincardineshire. These hard, resistant stone types would have shaped both the landscape character and the availability of building materials for contemporary agricultural communities. The underlying geology influenced patterns of settlement and land use across the region.
Corbie Linn is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM12455, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval land organisation and use. The enclosure contributes to the archaeological record of rural Kincardineshire, complementing the broader picture of how communities managed, divided and exploited the land during this formative period of Scottish agricultural history.
Corbie Linn, enclosure 130m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12455. View the official record →
Corbie Linn is a post-medieval enclosure located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, situated 130 metres west-south-west of the main settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12455.
Corbie Linn, enclosure 130m WSW 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.
Corbie Linn, enclosure 130m WSW 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 SM12455.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Crossley,field systems and houses 600m NW of (3.4 km), Auchlee Cottage, stone circle 120m NNE of (4.4 km), Auchlee, stone circle 275m NNE of (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Corbie Linn, enclosure 130m WSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Corbie Linn, enclosure 130m WSW of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.