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Drumcross enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated 140 metres west-southwest of the main settlement. The monument comprises a defined enclosure, reflecting the agricultural organisation and land use patterns of the early modern period in Lowland Scotland. Such enclosures typically represent the formalisation of field systems and stock management during the 16th to 18th centuries.
The site lies upon bedrock belonging to the Strathclyde Group, a sequence of sedimentary rocks formed during the Visean period of the Carboniferous. This geology would have influenced both the character of the surrounding landscape and the practical conditions under which the enclosure was constructed and maintained. The relatively low-lying terrain of Renfrewshire afforded opportunities for managed pastoral and arable agriculture.
The enclosure is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12806, recognising its significance as evidence for rural settlement and farming practice in the post-medieval period. The monument contributes to understanding how communities in this region adapted and organised their agricultural landscape during the early modern centuries.
Drumcross, enclosure 140m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12806. View the official record →
Drumcross enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated 140 metres west-southwest of the main settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12806.
Drumcross, enclosure 140m WSW 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.
Drumcross, enclosure 140m WSW 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 SM12806.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Forth and Clyde Canal: Old Kilpatrick - Linnvale (3.3 km), Newshot Island, River Clyde, remains of diving support vessel and dredging barges. (3.4 km), Barochan Hill, Roman fort 440m NNW of Barochan House (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Drumcross, enclosure 140m WSW 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.
Drumcross, enclosure 140m WSW of stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.