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Gallamuir is a post-medieval enclosure situated 300 metres south-east of Gallamuir in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3948. The enclosure dates to the period following the sixteenth century, when such field divisions and livestock management structures became increasingly common across lowland Scotland.
The site lies upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous era. These fine-grained strata underlie much of central Scotland and have weathered to produce the fertile soils characteristic of Stirlingshire's agricultural landscape. The local geology has shaped both the enclosure's construction materials and the productivity of the surrounding land.
Post-medieval enclosures such as this represent the gradual reorganisation of rural land use during the early modern period. Built from locally available stone, these boundary features divided pasture and arable ground, facilitating improved stock management and more intensive farming practices. The Gallamuir enclosure remains an important record of the physical landscape created through these agricultural developments in central Scotland.
Gallamuir,enclosure 300m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3948. View the official record →
Gallamuir is a post-medieval enclosure situated 300 metres south-east of Gallamuir in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3948.
Gallamuir,enclosure 300m SE 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.
Gallamuir,enclosure 300m SE 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 SM3948.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, 495m WSW and 125m SE of Bonnyside House (8 km), Antonine Wall, 160m ENE to 155m NW of St Joseph's Church (8.2 km), Station House, Roman temporary camp 200m SE of (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Gallamuir,enclosure 300m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Gallamuir,enclosure 300m SE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.