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Mow Law is a post-medieval enclosure and field system located north-east of Mowhaugh in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The monument lies upon bedrock of Silurian to Devonian age, comprising mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the Devonian period. This ancient volcanic geology provides the underlying foundation for the later agricultural landscape that developed at this location.
The site comprises a series of field divisions and enclosures that reflect the organisation of agricultural land during the post-medieval period, roughly from the sixteenth century onwards. The layout and construction of such field systems were typically determined by local topography, land ownership patterns and farming practices of their time. The volcanic bedrock at Mow Law would have influenced both the character of the soil and the ease with which boundaries could be established across the landscape.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduled monument classification SM4995, recognising its significance as evidence of rural settlement and land use patterns in the Scottish Borders. Post-medieval field systems like that at Mow Law provide valuable insights into the development of the working landscape and the agricultural economy of the region during this formative period of Scottish land management.
Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4995. View the official record →
Mow Law is a post-medieval enclosure and field system located north-east of Mowhaugh in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4995.
Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures and field system ne of mowhaugh. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh 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 SM4995.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palisaded settlement on Trows Law (8.4 km), Buchtrig, settlement, field system and barrow cemetery 800m SW of (8.8 km), Romano-British farmstead, 700m north east of Trows (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.