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Mains of Brigton is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Angus, Scotland, approximately 500 metres north of Brigton. The monument represents agricultural land management from the early modern period, when enclosed fields became increasingly common across Lowland Scotland as farming practices evolved. The enclosure's earthwork remains provide evidence of this significant shift in rural organisation and land use that characterised the region during the 16th to 18th centuries.
The site lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation dating to the Pragian period. This foundation comprises primarily sandstone with subordinate bands of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology typical of the eastern Scottish Lowlands. Such stone-rich soils would have presented both opportunities and challenges for the enclosure's construction and the agricultural use of the surrounding land.
Mains of Brigton is recorded as a scheduled monument and is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6047. This designation recognises the archaeological and historical importance of post-medieval enclosures in understanding the development of the Angus landscape and the transition from open field systems to more formally defined agricultural units that characterised the early modern Scottish countryside.
Mains of Brigton,enclosure 500m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6047. View the official record →
Mains of Brigton is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Angus, Scotland, approximately 500 metres north of Brigton. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6047.
Mains of Brigton,enclosure 500m N 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.
Mains of Brigton,enclosure 500m N 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 SM6047.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkton,homestead moat 350m W of (2.3 km), Glamis Castle, enclosure 600m ENE of (3.6 km), Nether Arniefoul, unenclosed settlement 500m NE of (4 km).
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Mains of Brigton,enclosure 500m N of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.