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Devonshaw Hill enclosure is a post-medieval agricultural boundary structure located on the moorland of Lanarkshire, 300 metres north-north-east of Devonshaw Hill's summit. The monument occupies ground underlain by Tappins Group wacke, a coarse sedimentary bedrock formed during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician, which provides the hard stone typical of this upland terrain.
The enclosure represents the pattern of land management that developed across Scottish moorland from the sixteenth century onwards, when pastoral farming was formalised through the construction of stone or turf boundaries. At this elevated location, such enclosures would have delineated grazing grounds for sheep and cattle, protecting stock from drift whilst facilitating controlled movement across the hills. The moorland setting reflects the marginal agricultural economy of the period.
The monument is protected under the Historic Environment Scotland designation SM4512, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval rural settlement and land use in the upland landscape of central Scotland. The structure survives as a testament to the enduring organisation of pastoral territories across Lanarkshire's high ground.
Devonshaw Hill,enclosure 300m NNE of summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4512. View the official record →
Devonshaw Hill enclosure is a post-medieval agricultural boundary structure located on the moorland of Lanarkshire, 300 metres north-north-east of Devonshaw Hill's summit. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4512.
Devonshaw Hill,enclosure 300m NNE of summit dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure 300m nne of summit. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Devonshaw Hill,enclosure 300m NNE of summit 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 SM4512.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Normangill Rig,cairn 1000m S of Normangill (7.5 km), Crawford,Roman fort (7.6 km), Kirkton,settlement 1280m ENE of (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Devonshaw Hill,enclosure 300m NNE of summit'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.
Devonshaw Hill,enclosure 300m NNE of summit stands on Tappins Group, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.