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Craigmill is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Angus, Scotland. The monument consists of field boundaries and associated structures characteristic of the early modern period agricultural reorganisation that reshaped the Scottish landscape. Its location on sandstone bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, with underlying conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone of Pragian age, places it within terrain typical of the Angus lowlands where mixed farming has long been practised.
The enclosure demonstrates the practical adaptation of landscape management to local geology. The underlying geology, formed during the Early Devonian period, has weathered to create the soil conditions that supported arable and pastoral farming in this region. Post-medieval enclosures such as this one represent a significant shift in land use, moving away from earlier open field systems towards consolidated, bounded holdings.
Craigmill is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6614, recognising its importance as evidence of early modern Scottish agricultural practice and landscape development. The monument survives as a tangible record of how post-medieval communities organised their resources and adapted the working landscape to meet their economic needs.
Craigmill, enclosure NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6614. View the official record →
Craigmill is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6614.
Craigmill, enclosure NE 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.
Craigmill, enclosure NE 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 SM6614.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigmill, enclosures NW of (0.3 km), Craigmill, fort 250m WNW of (0.3 km), Unenclosed settlement and sunken floored building 515m S of West Scryne (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Craigmill, enclosure NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Craigmill, enclosure NE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.