Scheduled MonumentsScotlandDrumshade, enclosure 400m E of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure

Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of

Scotland
HES SM6418
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosure
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Drumshade enclosure, located 400 metres east of Drumshade in Angus, Scotland, is a post-medieval enclosure dating to the early modern period. The site comprises a rectilinear earthwork boundary typical of agricultural reorganisation undertaken across the Scottish lowlands during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Such enclosures represent the consolidation and formalisation of land management practices as landholders moved away from open-field systems towards more controlled pastoral and arable regimes. The monument survives as an archaeological feature within the wider landscape transformation of early modern Angus.

Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6418. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of?

Drumshade enclosure, located 400 metres east of Drumshade in Angus, Scotland, is a post-medieval enclosure dating to the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6418.

What period does Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of date from?

Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of?

Drumshade, enclosure 400m E 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 SM6418.

What other scheduled monuments are near Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nether Arniefoul, unenclosed settlement 500m NE of (5.2 km), Castleton, site of castle 90m SE of The Feathers (5.9 km), Arniefoul, cairn 820m NE of (6.5 km).

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