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Mosspeeble enclosure is a post-medieval agricultural structure situated 300 metres south-east of Mosspeeble in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4365. The enclosure represents the type of field management and land organisation that characterised rural Scottish farming practices during the early modern period, when improved agricultural techniques and changing land tenure systems prompted the creation of more defined boundaries and stock containment areas.
The site lies on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that underlies much of the Southern Uplands in this region. This geology would have shaped both the construction methods available to the builders and the drainage characteristics of the enclosure itself. The wacke provides suitable stone for drystone walling and similar structures typical of contemporary agricultural improvements across the Scottish borders and lowlands.
Post-medieval enclosures such as this reflect the gradual transformation of the Dumfriesshire landscape from medieval open field systems to the enclosed, managed farms that characterise the modern countryside. The survival of this monument, despite later changes to the landscape, provides evidence of historical land use patterns and the material culture of rural life in south-western Scotland during the period following the sixteenth century.
Mosspeeble,enclosure 300m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4365. View the official record →
Mosspeeble enclosure is a post-medieval agricultural structure situated 300 metres south-east of Mosspeeble in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4365.
Mosspeeble,enclosure 300m SE 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.
Mosspeeble,enclosure 300m 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 SM4365.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Potholm,palisaded settlement 850m ENE of (5.7 km), Terrona, scooped settlement 150m SE of (6.2 km), Barntalloch Castle, motte and bailey, Staplegordon (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mosspeeble,enclosure 300m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Mosspeeble,enclosure 300m SE of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.