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Mid Knock enclosure is a post-medieval field enclosure located approximately 350 metres south-southwest of Mid Knock in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The monument represents the agricultural organisation and land management practices of the post-medieval period in the region, when systematic field division and stock management became increasingly important to rural landholding. The enclosure survives as an earthwork feature within the wider landscape of South West Scotland, contributing to the archaeological record of early modern farming practice and settlement patterns in Dumfriesshire.
Mid Knock,enclosure 350m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5173. View the official record →
Mid Knock enclosure is a post-medieval field enclosure located approximately 350 metres south-southwest of Mid Knock in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5173.
Mid Knock,enclosure 350m SSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mid Knock,enclosure 350m SSW 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 SM5173.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gibb's Hill, unenclosed settlement,palisaded settlements & houses (6.5 km), Callisterhall,cairn 2550m NNE of (6.5 km), Greencleuch Cottage, settlement 1550m NNW of (6.6 km).
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