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Glenhead cultivation terraces, located south-east of Glenhead in Stirlingshire, are a series of ancient field systems that demonstrate the agricultural practices of early medieval or medieval communities in central Scotland. The terraces, cut into the hillside to create level platforms for cultivation, represent a labour-intensive approach to farming on sloping terrain typical of upland settlement patterns in this region. The precise dating of the site remains uncertain, though such terrace systems are generally associated with medieval agricultural intensification, likely representing settlement activity spanning the medieval period. The surviving earthworks provide evidence of the historical management of marginal land and the organization of arable farming in the Scottish uplands.
Glenhead,cultivation terraces SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3395. View the official record →
Glenhead cultivation terraces, located south-east of Glenhead in Stirlingshire, are a series of ancient field systems that demonstrate the agricultural practices of early medieval or medieval communities in central Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3395.
Glenhead,cultivation terraces 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 SM3395.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, N of Cumbernauld airfield to Wyndford Road (7.2 km), Antonine Wall, Wyndford Road to Castlecary (7.2 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary (7.3 km).
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