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Mark Cottage is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure situated approximately one kilometre south-east of Mark Cottage in Wigtownshire, southwest Scotland. The site dates from the post-medieval period and represents a form of defensive or functional earthwork characteristic of early modern rural settlement practices in southwest Scotland. The enclosure is defined by a palisade, a defensive boundary constructed from wooden stakes or timbers set close together, which would have enclosed domestic or agricultural space. Such structures reflect the continued use of timber fortification methods in rural contexts during the early modern period, when stone fortification remained the preserve of major strategic sites and principal residences.
Mark Cottage, palisaded enclosure 1010m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7408. View the official record →
Mark Cottage is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure situated approximately one kilometre south-east of Mark Cottage in Wigtownshire, southwest Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7408.
Mark Cottage, palisaded enclosure 1010m SE 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.
Mark Cottage, palisaded enclosure 1010m SE 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 SM7408.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Galdenoch, fort 450m SSW of (1.9 km), Mye Plantation,pitfall (3.9 km), Garthland Cottages, palisaded enclosure 120m NNW of (4 km).
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