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Craigluscar shielings and enclosure is a post-medieval pastoral settlement located in Fife, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group. The monument comprises structures associated with shieling activity—the seasonal herding of livestock to upland or marginal pastures—together with an enclosure that served the practical needs of livestock management during the pastoral cycle. Such settlements represent a distinctive feature of Highland and upland Scottish land use in the early modern period, reflecting the transhumance practices that sustained rural communities.
The site lies upon Westphalian sedimentary deposits, part of the Clackmannan Group geology that underlies much of the Fife region. This solid foundation of layered sedimentary rock would have provided relatively stable ground for the construction of the shielings and associated agricultural features, though the upland or marginal location of the settlement indicates land use focused on seasonal rather than permanent occupation.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM8551, recognising its significance as material evidence of early modern pastoral economies in Scotland. The physical remains at Craigluscar contribute to understanding the organisation of livestock husbandry and the use of Scotland's land resources during the post-medieval period, when such shieling settlements formed an essential component of rural subsistence and local economy.
Craigluscar, shielings and enclosure 350m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8551. View the official record →
Craigluscar shielings and enclosure is a post-medieval pastoral settlement located in Fife, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8551.
Craigluscar, shielings and enclosure 350m WNW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a shielings and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Craigluscar, shielings and enclosure 350m WNW 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 SM8551.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunfermline Abbey, Nether Yett, 10m NNE of Old Kirk Cottage (4.8 km), Perdieus Mount, motte, Dunfermline (5.2 km), Tuilyies, stone setting, Torryburn, Fife (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Craigluscar, shielings and enclosure 350m WNW 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.
Craigluscar, shielings and enclosure 350m WNW of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.