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Huldies Cottage enclosures is a post-medieval field monument located in Berwickshire, Scotland, comprising a series of earthwork enclosures situated 175 metres south-west of Huldies Cottage itself. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12539, reflecting its significance to the understanding of rural settlement and land use in the region during the post-medieval period.
The enclosures lie on bedrock of the Reston Group, formed during the Early Devonian period, which consists of interbedded conglomerate and sandstone. This underlying geology has shaped both the landscape and the agricultural potential of the area, influencing the settlement patterns of communities working the Berwickshire land. The combination of stone-rich geological substrates would have provided useful material for the construction and maintenance of field boundaries.
Post-medieval enclosures of this type are characteristic of the intensification of agricultural management in Scotland from the sixteenth century onwards. These earthwork remains represent the organised division of land for pastoral and arable farming, providing evidence of how communities structured and exploited their holdings during a period of significant change in Scottish rural life.
Huldies Cottage, enclosures 175m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12539. View the official record →
Huldies Cottage enclosures is a post-medieval field monument located in Berwickshire, Scotland, comprising a series of earthwork enclosures situated 175 metres south-west of Huldies Cottage itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12539.
Huldies Cottage, enclosures 175m SW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Huldies Cottage, enclosures 175m SW 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 SM12539.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bastleridge,barrow 1250m E of (3.3 km), Habchester,fort 1100m ESE of Bastleridge (3.3 km), Catch-a-penny House, settlement 135m SSW of (3.5 km).
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Huldies Cottage, enclosures 175m SW of stands on Reston Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate and [subequal/subordinate] sandstone, interbedded.