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Garthland Mains is a post-medieval enclosures site located in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. The monument comprises field boundaries and associated structures situated 190 metres south of the main settlement at Garthland Mains. These enclosures represent the organised agricultural landscape characteristic of early modern rural settlement in the region, when arable and pastoral land was increasingly formalised into defined plots. The site rests upon bedrock of the Stewartry Group, Early Permian sandstone, breccia and conglomerate, typical geology of this part of Dumfries and Galloway that has shaped both settlement patterns and agricultural practice throughout history.
The enclosures at Garthland Mains are protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7396, recognising their significance as evidence of post-medieval land management and rural organisation in south-western Scotland. Such monuments provide important archaeological information about the transition from medieval to early modern farming practices, the development of improved field systems, and the everyday workings of rural communities during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
Garthland Mains, enclosures 190m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7396. View the official record →
Garthland Mains is a post-medieval enclosures site located in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7396.
Garthland Mains, enclosures 190m S of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Garthland Mains, enclosures 190m S 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 SM7396.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Balgreggan,motte (5 km), Kirklauchlane Farm,fort (6.2 km), South Cairnweil,standing stone 180m ESE of (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Garthland Mains, enclosures 190m S of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Garthland Mains, enclosures 190m S of stands on Stewartry Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is sandstone, breccia and conglomerate.