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Mumrills is a post-medieval enclosure situated 250 metres east of Mumrills in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument consists of the earthwork remains of an agricultural enclosure typical of the improved farming practices that developed across lowland Scotland from the 17th century onwards. The site lies on bedrock belonging to the Scottish Coal Measures Group, formed during the Moscovian period, which comprises mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete—geology that would have shaped both the character of the surrounding landscape and the agricultural potential of the land.
The enclosure represents the gradual reorganisation of the Scottish countryside as landowners and tenant farmers sought to increase productivity through field division and drainage improvements. Post-medieval enclosures of this type often functioned as paddocks or improved pasture fields, reflecting a shift away from the more extensive cultivation patterns of earlier periods. The Stirlingshire location places the monument within a region that experienced significant agricultural development during this era.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6416. Although unexcavated, the earthwork survives as a landscape record of agricultural innovation and land use change in early modern Scotland, contributing to the broader understanding of rural settlement and farming practice in the Central Belt.
Mumrills, enclosure 250m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6416. View the official record →
Mumrills is a post-medieval enclosure situated 250 metres east of Mumrills in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6416.
Mumrills, enclosure 250m E 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.
Mumrills, enclosure 250m E 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 SM6416.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackbraes,coke ovens,Muiravonside (4.2 km), Almond Castle (4.2 km), Newparks,lime kilns 120m NNE of (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mumrills, enclosure 250m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Mumrills, enclosure 250m E of stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.