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Craigmill, enclosures NW of is a post-medieval monument located in Angus, Scotland, comprising a series of field enclosures positioned in the north-western part of the site. The monument lies on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, which dates to the Pragian period and comprises sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology provided local stone suitable for construction of the enclosure boundaries characteristic of early modern agricultural reorganisation in the region.
The enclosures represent a phase of land division and management following the medieval period, when Scottish landholdings were increasingly formalised through the addition of durable stone or earth boundaries. Such monuments are common across lowland and sheltered upland Angus, reflecting the gradual improvement and intensification of farming practices during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM6612, recognising its value as evidence of early modern land use and agricultural practice in Angus. The enclosures' position and form provide insight into historical settlement patterns and the ways in which landowners structured their holdings in post-medieval Scotland.
Craigmill, enclosures NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6612. View the official record →
Craigmill, enclosures NW of is a post-medieval monument located in Angus, Scotland, comprising a series of field enclosures positioned in the north-western part of the site. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6612.
Craigmill, enclosures NW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Craigmill, enclosures NW 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 SM6612.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigmill, fort 250m WNW of (0.2 km), Craigmill, enclosure NE of (0.3 km), Unenclosed settlement and sunken floored building 515m S of West Scryne (0.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Craigmill, enclosures NW 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.
Craigmill, enclosures NW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.