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Drumtenant, enclosures 720m W of is a post-medieval field monument in Fife, comprising a series of enclosures laid out on bedrock of the Stratheden Group. These Late Devonian sandstones and conglomerates, interbedded in alternating layers, form the underlying geology of this agricultural landscape. The enclosures represent a phase of land organisation and field division characteristic of early modern rural settlement in central Scotland.
The monument sits within Fife's distinctive rolling terrain, where post-medieval farmers worked the land above these ancient sedimentary beds. The pattern of enclosures reflects the practical division of working ground typical of the period, adapted to the local topography and soil conditions overlying the Stratheden bedrock. Such enclosures often delineate pasture, arable, or mixed-use fields serving nearby steadings or settlements.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7195, recognising its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of early modern land management. These enclosures contribute to understanding how rural communities in post-medieval Fife organised and exploited their immediate environment, leaving a physical record in their field divisions that survives on the ground today.
Drumtenant, enclosures 720m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7195. View the official record →
Drumtenant, enclosures 720m W of is a post-medieval field monument in Fife, comprising a series of enclosures laid out on bedrock of the Stratheden Group. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7195.
Drumtenant, enclosures 720m W 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.
Drumtenant, enclosures 720m W 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 SM7195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of (2.1 km), Forthar Cottage, enclosure 200m W of (2.3 km), Nether Drums, fort 300m NW of (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Drumtenant, enclosures 720m W 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.
Drumtenant, enclosures 720m W of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.