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Hurkledale is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. Located 400 metres south-west of Hurkledale itself, the enclosure sits upon bedrock of the Appleby Group, Permian sandstone and conglomerate interbedded together, which forms the underlying geology of this part of the borderlands. This geological foundation provided building material readily available to its constructors.
Post-medieval enclosures of this type across the Scottish borders typically date from the sixteenth century onwards, representing the reorganisation of land use during a period of agricultural and social change. Such structures often marked field divisions, stock containment, or the demarcation of productive land during an era when territorial boundaries were increasingly formalised and documented.
The enclosure survives as an archaeological record of the economic landscape and settlement patterns of early modern Dumfriesshire. Its preservation as a scheduled monument recognises its significance in understanding the development of rural land management and property rights in the Scottish south-west during the centuries following the medieval period.
Hurkledale, enclosure 400m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11740. View the official record →
Hurkledale is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11740.
Hurkledale, enclosure 400m SW 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.
Hurkledale, enclosure 400m 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 SM11740.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Branthat Plantation, enclosed settlement 320m SE of Gill (1.6 km), Hayknowes, settlement 180m NW of (4.3 km), Braehill, enclosed settlement 450m SW of (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hurkledale, enclosure 400m SW 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.
Hurkledale, enclosure 400m SW of stands on Appleby Group, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.