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Morham Mains enclosure is a post-medieval field enclosure situated 400 metres south of Morham Mains farm in East Lothian. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6108. The enclosure represents the agricultural reorganisation of the Scottish landscape during the early modern period, when landowners restructured their holdings into more efficient, formally bounded fields.
The site lies on bedrock of unnamed extrusive rocks dating to the Dinantian period of the Mississippian epoch, comprising felsic lava and felsic tuff. This volcanic geology is characteristic of the Midland Valley of Scotland and would have produced well-drained soils suitable for cultivation and pasture, making the locality attractive for agricultural improvement during the post-medieval period.
The enclosure survives as an earthwork monument in the landscape of East Lothian, a county with numerous similar field boundaries and agricultural structures reflecting centuries of farming practice. Its form and date place it within the broader context of Scottish estate modernisation, when proprietors sought to increase productivity and establish clearer property demarcations across their lands.
Morham Mains,enclosure 400m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6108. View the official record →
Morham Mains enclosure is a post-medieval field enclosure situated 400 metres south of Morham Mains farm in East Lothian. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6108.
Morham Mains,enclosure 400m S 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.
Morham Mains,enclosure 400m S 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 SM6108.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Quarryford House,enclosures,souterrain and pit alignment SW of (5.9 km), Longyester,palisaded enclosures and pit alignments 600m SE of (6.2 km), Blinkbonny Wood,enclosures 200m N of (6.6 km).
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Morham Mains,enclosure 400m S of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is felsic lava and felsic tuff.