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Heavyside is a post-medieval monument comprising two enclosures located one kilometre east of Heavyside in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, specifically mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the Devonian period. These volcanic bedrock types form part of the distinctive geology of the region and would have influenced both the landscape and the practical considerations of settlement and land use in this area.
The two enclosures represent a typical post-medieval field organisation pattern, reflecting the agricultural use of the land during the sixteenth century onwards. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM4107, recognising its significance as evidence of early modern settlement and land management practices in Lanarkshire.
The monument survives as a landscape feature within the moorland and agricultural terrain of the district, contributing to the archaeological record of post-medieval rural development in the Scottish Lowlands.
Heavyside,two enclosures 1000m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4107. View the official record →
Heavyside is a post-medieval monument comprising two enclosures located one kilometre east of Heavyside in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4107.
Heavyside,two enclosures 1000m E of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a two enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Heavyside,two enclosures 1000m 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 SM4107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nisbet,fort 740m S of (6.2 km), Worm Hill,cairn (8.3 km), Easter Stanhope,homestead 780m NW of (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Heavyside,two enclosures 1000m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Heavyside,two enclosures 1000m E of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.