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Craigentath field systems and houses is a post-medieval settlement situated 250 metres south-east of Craigentath in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The site comprises agricultural field systems and associated domestic structures dating from the period following the sixteenth century, representing the organised management of land and settlement patterns typical of early modern rural communities. The monument lies on bedrock formed from the Argyll Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks including psammite, semipelite and pelite laid down during the Neoproterozoic era, which has shaped both the local landscape and the practical constraints faced by those who worked the land here.
The surviving earthworks and structural remains document the layout and organisation of a farming community during a period of significant change in Scottish rural settlement and land use. The field systems demonstrate the division of land for cultivation and pastoral management, whilst the houses indicate the domestic and social centres of the settlement. Craigentath is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4500, recognising its importance as evidence of post-medieval agricultural and social development in the North East of Scotland.
Craigentath,field systems and houses 250m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4500. View the official record →
Craigentath field systems and houses is a post-medieval settlement situated 250 metres south-east of Craigentath in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4500.
Craigentath,field systems and houses 250m SE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a field systems and houses. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Craigentath,field systems and houses 250m SE 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 SM4500.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cantleyhills, cairn 150m SSW of (7.1 km), White Hill,house and field system (7.5 km), Raedykes, Roman camp 600m NE of South Raedykes (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Craigentath,field systems and houses 250m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Craigentath,field systems and houses 250m SE of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.