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Glen Cottage enclosure, 800 metres west of Glen Cottage, is a post-medieval enclosure situated in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument lies on bedrock formed during the Early Devonian period, comprising conglomerate and sandstone interbedded in the Reston Group, geology typical of the Borders lowlands. This hard rock foundation would have presented considerable challenges to the enclosure's builders, who would have worked the stone by hand to construct their boundaries.
As a post-medieval enclosure, the monument reflects the agricultural reorganisation of the Scottish Lowlands following the sixteenth century, when field systems were progressively formalised and enclosed. The enclosure's location in East Lothian, an area of productive farmland, suggests it formed part of contemporary efforts to improve land management and define property boundaries. The surviving earthworks record these developments in the rural landscape.
The enclosure is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM5843, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The site contributes to understanding patterns of land use and settlement in post-medieval East Lothian, preserving evidence of how communities adapted the landscape to their economic and social needs during the early modern period.
Glen Cottage,enclosure 800m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5843. View the official record →
Glen Cottage enclosure, 800 metres west of Glen Cottage, is a post-medieval enclosure situated in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5843.
Glen Cottage,enclosure 800m W 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.
Glen Cottage,enclosure 800m W 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 SM5843.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodhall Farm,enclosure 600m E of (1.7 km), Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains (2.8 km), Blackcastle Hill,homestead 370m ENE of Post Office Mast (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Glen Cottage,enclosure 800m W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Glen Cottage,enclosure 800m W of stands on Reston Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate and [subequal/subordinate] sandstone, interbedded.