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Eaglescairnie Mains Enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary or agricultural enclosure located approximately 450 metres east-south-east of Eaglescairnie Mains farm in East Lothian, Scotland. The site represents the agricultural landscape management of the early modern period, when such enclosed fields became increasingly common in the Lothians as farming practices evolved and land use intensified. The enclosure survives as an earthwork feature, preserving evidence of the boundary systems and field divisions that characterised rural Scottish settlement and land exploitation during the post-medieval centuries. Its designation within the Historic Environment Record reflects its archaeological significance as a component of the broader tapestry of agricultural development in the region during this transformative period of Scottish rural history.
Eaglescairnie Mains,enclosure 450m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5821. View the official record →
Eaglescairnie Mains Enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary or agricultural enclosure located approximately 450 metres east-south-east of Eaglescairnie Mains farm in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5821.
Eaglescairnie Mains,enclosure 450m ESE 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.
Eaglescairnie Mains,enclosure 450m ESE 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 SM5821.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Castles,fort (4.6 km), Kidlaw, fort (4.6 km), Witches Knowe,fort (5.2 km).
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