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Longfaugh enclosures is a post-medieval monument located in Midlothian, Scotland, situated approximately 200 metres east of Longfaugh itself. The site comprises a series of enclosures whose layout and construction reflect the agricultural practices of the period following the medieval era. Protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6274, the monument survives as an important record of land use and field management in the Scottish Lowlands during the early modern period.
The enclosures are set upon bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a Carboniferous formation dominated by sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposits. This geology would have influenced both the construction methods available to the builders and the drainage characteristics of the enclosed fields, shaping how the land could be worked and managed.
The monument represents the practical organisation of the post-medieval landscape, when enclosed fields became increasingly important to agricultural productivity. Such enclosures are characteristic of this period across lowland Scotland, as communities adapted their farming systems to changing social and economic demands, leaving a physical imprint on the countryside that remains visible today.
Longfaugh,enclosures 200m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6274. View the official record →
Longfaugh enclosures is a post-medieval monument located in Midlothian, Scotland, situated approximately 200 metres east of Longfaugh itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6274.
Longfaugh,enclosures 200m E 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.
Longfaugh,enclosures 200m 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 SM6274.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Frostineb,enclosure 600m E of (2.1 km), Falla Luggie Tower,towerhouse (3.1 km), Loquhariot,fort 500m SW of (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Longfaugh,enclosures 200m E of'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.
Longfaugh,enclosures 200m E of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.