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Farraline enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary or stock enclosure situated 780 metres north-east of Farraline in Inverness-shire. The monument lies upon Grampian Group bedrock, a formation of metamorphic psammite and semipelite dating to the Neoproterozoic era, which underlies much of the Highland landscape in this region. This ancient geology provided the stone resources from which post-medieval communities fashioned their field systems and pastoral infrastructure.
The enclosure represents the characteristic agricultural improvements and land management practices of the post-medieval period, when landowners increasingly formalised field divisions and created dedicated areas for livestock containment. Such structures are typically constructed from drystone walling or built from locally quarried stone, exploiting the readily available bedrock of the surrounding terrain.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland and is recorded under reference SM4538. As a scheduled monument, it forms part of the record of post-medieval rural settlement and land use across the Highlands, contributing to understanding of how communities organised their pastoral economy and modified the landscape during the early modern period.
Farraline,enclosure 780m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4538. View the official record →
Farraline enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary or stock enclosure situated 780 metres north-east of Farraline in Inverness-shire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4538.
Farraline,enclosure 780m NE 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.
Farraline,enclosure 780m NE 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 SM4538.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ceapmaol,settlement 300m ENE of (2.2 km), Druimantorran, hut circles and field system 1525m NE and 1460m ENE of (3 km), Leadclune, cairn 1115m E of, Creag Innis an Daimh Dhuibh (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Farraline,enclosure 780m NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Farraline,enclosure 780m NE of stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.