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Garthland Mains, enclosure 240m SSW of, is a post-medieval enclosure located in Wigtownshire, Scotland. The monument comprises an enclosed field system typical of the agricultural reorganisation that characterised rural Scotland from the sixteenth century onwards, reflecting the period's evolution in land management and farming practice. The enclosure's physical form, defined by boundaries that survive as field limits or earthwork features, documents the post-medieval transformation of the landscape as traditional open-field systems gave way to planned, enclosed holdings. This site contributes to the archaeological record of early modern agrarian change in south-western Scotland.
Garthland Mains, enclosure 240m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7371. View the official record →
Garthland Mains, enclosure 240m SSW of, is a post-medieval enclosure located in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7371.
Garthland Mains, enclosure 240m SSW 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.
Garthland Mains, enclosure 240m SSW 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 SM7371.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Balgreggan,motte (5.1 km), Kirklauchlane Farm,fort (6.1 km), South Cairnweil,standing stone 180m ESE of (6.7 km).
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