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Kirkton Manor, enclosures 550m SE of, is a post-medieval settlement site located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument comprises a series of enclosures typical of the rural settlement pattern that developed across southern Scotland during the early modern period, when communities reorganised their landholdings and dwelling places following medieval layouts.
The site sits upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke laid down during the Telychian period of the Ordovician. This underlying geology of hard, compact sedimentary stone would have shaped both the landscape drainage and the building practices of later inhabitants, influencing the position and construction of the enclosure boundaries themselves.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM3044, reflecting its significance to understanding the evolution of settlement and land use in the Peeblesshire region. Post-medieval enclosures of this type provide evidence of how rural communities adapted their spatial organisation during a period of considerable economic and social change across the Scottish Lowlands.
Kirkton Manor,enclosures 550m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3044. View the official record →
Kirkton Manor, enclosures 550m SE of, is a post-medieval settlement site located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3044.
Kirkton Manor,enclosures 550m SE 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.
Kirkton Manor,enclosures 550m SE 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 SM3044.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenrath,settlement 550m ENE of (4 km), Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of (4.6 km), Wood Hill,fort & enclosure (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kirkton Manor,enclosures 550m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kirkton Manor,enclosures 550m SE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.