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The Loch of Kirbister enclosures on Holm of Groundwater is a post-medieval monument located in Orkney, Scotland. The site comprises field enclosures dating to the post-medieval period and reflects the agricultural practices and land use patterns of Orkney during this era. The enclosures survive as earthwork remains on the holm, demonstrating the development of managed pastoral and arable land in the archipelago following the medieval period. Such structures are characteristic of Orkney's farming heritage and provide evidence for the organization and exploitation of marginal island landscapes during the early modern period.
Loch of Kirbister,enclosures on Holm of Groundwater is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1463. View the official record →
The Loch of Kirbister enclosures on Holm of Groundwater is a post-medieval monument located in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1463.
Loch of Kirbister,enclosures on Holm of Groundwater dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures on holm of groundwater. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch of Kirbister,enclosures on Holm of Groundwater 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 SM1463.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Groundwater, mound 200m NNW of, Loch of Kirbister (0.7 km), Groundwater, burial mounds 500m ENE of (0.7 km), Hillock of Breakna, broch 300m SE of Swanbister House (3.6 km).
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