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Ley of Boysack is a palisaded enclosure located approximately 400 metres east of Boysack in Angus, Scotland. The monument dates to the Post-Medieval period and represents a form of defensive or boundary construction typical of its era. The enclosure was defined by a timber palisade, a common fortification method employed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Scotland. Such structures served various functions including stock containment, settlement protection, or territorial demarcation during a period of significant social and economic change in rural Scotland.
Leys of Boysack,palisaded enclosure 400m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5989. View the official record →
Ley of Boysack is a palisaded enclosure located approximately 400 metres east of Boysack in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5989.
Leys of Boysack,palisaded enclosure 400m E of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a palisaded enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Leys of Boysack,palisaded enclosure 400m 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 SM5989.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dickmount Law, cairn (5.4 km), Souterrain, Eastern Cemetery, Arbroath (5.8 km), Arbroath Abbey and associated buildings, including the Abbot's House (6.7 km).
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