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Knockanbuie, enclosure 520m SE of is a post-medieval enclosure located in Nairnshire, in the Highland region of Scotland. The monument occupies land underlain by Middle Old Red Sandstone bedrock of Middle Devonian age, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that forms the solid geology of this part of the Highlands. This ancient substrate provided both the physical foundation and potential building material for the enclosure's construction.
The enclosure represents a phase of rural settlement and land management practices that emerged across the Scottish Highlands in the centuries following the medieval period. Such enclosures typically functioned to contain livestock or demarcate agricultural land, reflecting patterns of farming and pastoral economy that characterised post-medieval Highland communities.
Knockanbuie enclosure is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5096, reflecting its importance as evidence for local settlement history and land use practices. The monument survives as a significant archaeological record of post-medieval Highland life, positioned within the distinctive landscape shaped by underlying Devonian geology.
Knockanbuie,enclosure 520m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5096. View the official record →
Knockanbuie, enclosure 520m SE of is a post-medieval enclosure located in Nairnshire, in the Highland region of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5096.
Knockanbuie,enclosure 520m SE 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.
Knockanbuie,enclosure 520m 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 SM5096.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knockanbuie,ring-ditch 550m ESE of (0.2 km), Brackla Farm,enclosure 300m SW of (1.4 km), Heatherdean, henge 30m SSE of, Lochside (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Knockanbuie,enclosure 520m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Knockanbuie,enclosure 520m SE of stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.