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Hope enclosure is a post-medieval enclosure located 300 metres south-south-east of Hope in Midlothian, Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock belonging to the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rocks of Visean age that underlie much of the central Lowlands. This geology would have provided a foundation of relatively fine-grained sandstones and shales, typical of the carboniferous sequences characteristic of the region.
The enclosure dates to the post-medieval period, a time when Scottish agricultural landscapes were being reorganised and improved. Structures of this type typically served pastoral or arable functions, with stone or turf boundaries defining areas for livestock management or crop cultivation. The positioning of this particular enclosure reflects the practical considerations of earlier farming communities working within the local topography and geology.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6273, recognising its importance to understanding post-medieval land use and settlement patterns in Midlothian. The enclosure contributes to the broader archaeological record of how rural communities adapted and modified their environment during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
Hope,enclosure 300m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6273. View the official record →
Hope enclosure is a post-medieval enclosure located 300 metres south-south-east of Hope in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6273.
Hope,enclosure 300m SSE 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.
Hope,enclosure 300m SSE 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 SM6273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Longfaugh,enclosures 200m E of (0.7 km), Longfaugh Fort,Crichton (0.8 km), Saughland,enclosure 150m W of (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hope,enclosure 300m SSE 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.
Hope,enclosure 300m SSE of stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.