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Harlaw enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork situated 300 metres north-west of Harlaw in Midlothian, Scotland. The monument consists of a substantial boundary bank that defines an enclosed area, typical of the agricultural reorganisation and estate management practices of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. The enclosure lies on bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, comprising sandstone, siltstone and mudstone formations that date to the Osagean period, geology that would have influenced both the drainage characteristics and accessibility of the land for farming.
The earthwork survives as a substantial earthen bank, marking the formal demarcation of productive land during a period when Scottish landowners increasingly formalised their territorial boundaries and field divisions. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6188, reflecting its significance as evidence of post-medieval land management and landscape transformation in the Lothians. The survival of the bank demonstrates the durability of such constructions across four centuries of agricultural change.
Harlaw, enclosure 300m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6188. View the official record →
Harlaw enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork situated 300 metres north-west of Harlaw in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6188.
Harlaw, enclosure 300m NW 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.
Harlaw, enclosure 300m NW 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 SM6188.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bavelaw,steadings 60m NE of Redford Bridge (2.7 km), Howlet's House,towerhouse and enclosures (3.8 km), Carnethy Hill,cairn,Silverburn (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Harlaw, enclosure 300m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Harlaw, enclosure 300m NW of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.