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Harperdean enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork situated in East Lothian, Scotland, approximately 300 metres east of Harperdean itself. The monument comprises an enclosed area defined by banks and ditches typical of early modern agricultural and settlement management in the Scottish lowlands. Such enclosures served practical purposes for livestock control, crop cultivation and domestic habitation during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
The enclosure lies upon bedrock composed of Dinantian extrusive rocks, specifically felsic lava and felsic tuff of Mississippian age. These volcanic deposits create the underlying geology of the surrounding landscape and would have influenced the character of soils and drainage across the site. The solid rock foundation has aided preservation of the earthwork's structural features.
The monument is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM5977. This designation recognises its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of post-medieval settlement patterns and land use in East Lothian. The enclosure contributes to understanding how communities organised their domestic and agricultural space during the early modern period in southeast Scotland.
Harperdean,enclosure 300m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5977. View the official record →
Harperdean enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork situated in East Lothian, Scotland, approximately 300 metres east of Harperdean itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5977.
Harperdean,enclosure 300m E 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.
Harperdean,enclosure 300m E 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 SM5977.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirklands,enclosure 250m E of (5.5 km), Eaglescairnie Mains,enclosure 450m ESE of (6.3 km), East Mains,enclosure 500m WNW of (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Harperdean,enclosure 300m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Harperdean,enclosure 300m E of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is felsic lava and felsic tuff.