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Knockinculloch Enclosures is a post-medieval monument comprising field enclosures located on the eastern slope of Knockinculloch, approximately 600 metres north-west of Glenalla in Ayrshire. The site lies on ancient volcanic bedrock of Silurian to Devonian age, composed of mafic lava and tuff that gives the landscape its distinctive geological character typical of upland Ayrshire.
The enclosures reflect the agricultural management of this upland terrain during the post-medieval period, when such field divisions became increasingly common across rural Scotland. The sloping ground and underlying volcanic geology would have influenced both the construction and layout of the field boundaries at this location, shaping how land was organised and worked in this part of Ayrshire.
The monument is scheduled under Historic Environment Scotland's protection (SM3357), recognising its significance as evidence of historical land use patterns in the region. Post-medieval enclosures such as these contribute to understanding how communities adapted their farming practices to local topography and conditions across the Scottish countryside during the early modern period.
Knockinculloch,enclosures on E slope of,600m NW of Glenalla is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3357. View the official record →
Knockinculloch Enclosures is a post-medieval monument comprising field enclosures located on the eastern slope of Knockinculloch, approximately 600 metres north-west of Glenalla in Ayrshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3357.
Knockinculloch,enclosures on E slope of,600m NW of Glenalla dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures on e slope of,600m nw of glenalla. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Knockinculloch,enclosures on E slope of,600m NW of Glenalla 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 SM3357.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Lady Chapel,640m NE of Kilkerran (4.2 km), Mote Knowe,motte,Kilkerran (4.5 km), Bencallen Hill,chambered cairn (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Knockinculloch,enclosures on E slope of,600m NW of Glenalla'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.
Knockinculloch,enclosures on E slope of,600m NW of Glenalla stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.