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Dundaff Hill Enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork situated 950 metres north-north-west of Carron Bridge in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument comprises an enclosed area defined by substantial banks, representative of small-scale agricultural or pastoral management during the period following the medieval era. Such enclosures are characteristic of Scottish lowland farming practices, marking the transition toward more intensive land use and formal field divisions.
The enclosure sits upon bedrock composed of unnamed extrusive rocks of Dinantian age, formed during the Mississippian period. These mafic lavas and tuffs create a distinctive geological substrate across this part of Stirlingshire, producing soils that have long supported grazing and cultivation. The topography of Dundaff Hill itself would have influenced the siting and orientation of the enclosure within the broader landscape.
Protected under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM7131, Dundaff Hill Enclosure survives as a tangible record of early modern land organisation and settlement patterns in central Scotland. The monument contributes to understanding how rural communities managed and divided their resources during the post-medieval centuries, before industrial and agricultural transformation fundamentally altered the Stirlingshire countryside.
Dundaff Hill, enclosure 950m NNW of Carron Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7131. View the official record →
Dundaff Hill Enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork situated 950 metres north-north-west of Carron Bridge in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7131.
Dundaff Hill, enclosure 950m NNW of Carron Bridge dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure 950m nnw of carron bridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dundaff Hill, enclosure 950m NNW of Carron Bridge 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 SM7131.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill (7.9 km), Antonine Wall, B802 to N of Cuilmuir View, Croy (8.3 km), Antonine Wall, Girnal Hill to B802 road, Croy (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dundaff Hill, enclosure 950m NNW of Carron Bridge'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.
Dundaff Hill, enclosure 950m NNW of Carron Bridge stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.