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Myrehead enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located in Stirlingshire, Scotland, situated approximately 750 metres north-east of Myrehead. The enclosure is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6484. Such enclosures typically date from the 16th century onwards and reflect the reorganisation of rural land use during the early modern period in Scotland.
The monument lies on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous era. These mudstones and siltstones of the Clackmannan Group underlie much of the Stirling district and would have influenced the soil character and drainage properties of the site. The geology of the area would have been familiar to the post-medieval farmers who constructed and maintained field boundaries here.
Post-medieval enclosures in this region served to define agricultural land and manage livestock movement as farming practices intensified. The Myrehead example contributes to understanding the landscape divisions and land management strategies of early modern Stirlingshire, preserving evidence of how communities adapted and organised their natural surroundings during this formative period of Scottish rural development.
Myrehead,enclosure 750m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6484. View the official record →
Myrehead enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located in Stirlingshire, Scotland, situated approximately 750 metres north-east of Myrehead. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6484.
Myrehead,enclosure 750m NE 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.
Myrehead,enclosure 750m NE 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 SM6484.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Torphichen Preceptory (5.5 km), Torphichen Preceptory, refuge stone at Torphichen Kirk (5.5 km), Castlethorn, fort and standing stones 500m ESE of Torphichen Mains (5.5 km).
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Myrehead,enclosure 750m NE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.