Scheduled MonumentsScotlandMow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh
Post-Medieval · Enclosures and field system ne of mowhaugh

Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh

Scotland
HES SM4995
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosures and field system ne of mowhaugh
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Mow Law is a post-medieval enclosure and field system located northeast of Mowhaugh in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site represents the agricultural organisation and land management practices of the early modern period, when systematic field divisions and stone or turf boundaries were established to define individual holdings and improve productivity. The enclosures comprise a series of linear boundaries and subdivided plots characteristic of the intensification of farming during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries in the Scottish Borders region. This field system demonstrates the evolution of rural settlement patterns and agricultural practice following the medieval period in the Scottish Lowlands.

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh?

Mow Law is a post-medieval enclosure and field system located northeast of Mowhaugh in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4995.

What period does Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh date from?

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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mow Law,enclosures and field system NE of Mowhaugh?

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).

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