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Kirklands is a post-medieval enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres east of Kirklands itself. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM5753. Enclosures of this period typically represent agricultural reorganisation and land management practices that characterised rural Scotland from the sixteenth century onwards, marking the transition from medieval to early modern farming systems.
The site lies upon bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Visean period of the Carboniferous era. These mudstones and siltstones underlie much of East Lothian and have shaped the character of the local landscape and soil conditions for millennia. The underlying geology would have influenced both the location and viability of the post-medieval agricultural activities that the enclosure served.
The precise form and extent of the enclosure remain important markers of how land was subdivided and managed during the post-medieval period. Such monuments contribute to our understanding of rural settlement patterns and land use in East Lothian during a period of significant change in Scottish agriculture and society. The monument's scheduling reflects its historical significance as evidence of past farming practices and landscape organisation.
Kirklands,enclosure 250m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5753. View the official record →
Kirklands is a post-medieval enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres east of Kirklands itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5753.
Kirklands,enclosure 250m 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.
Kirklands,enclosure 250m 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 SM5753.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kidlaw, fort (5.7 km), Stobshiel Cottages,enclosure 350m NNW of (5.7 km), Stobshiel,fort (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kirklands,enclosure 250m 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.
Kirklands,enclosure 250m E of stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.