Scheduled MonumentsScotlandMyreside, enclosure 100m S of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure

Myreside, enclosure 100m S of

Scotland
HES SM6646
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosure
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Myreside is a post-medieval enclosure located in Fife, Scotland, situated some 100 metres south of Myreside itself. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under designation SM6646.

The enclosure sits upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a formation of sandstone and conglomerate deposited during the Late Devonian period. These interbedded stones would have provided ready material for building and boundary construction in the post-medieval era, contributing to the practical character of settlement and land management in this part of Fife.

Post-medieval enclosures of this type typically served as field systems or livestock enclosures associated with agricultural improvement and reorganisation of the landscape during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. The positioning of this enclosure within the wider Myreside locality reflects the pattern of land use and settlement development characteristic of rural Fife during this period.

Myreside, enclosure 100m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6646. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Myreside, enclosure 100m S of?

Myreside is a post-medieval enclosure located in Fife, Scotland, situated some 100 metres south of Myreside itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6646.

What period does Myreside, enclosure 100m S of date from?

Myreside, enclosure 100m S 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Myreside, enclosure 100m S of?

Myreside, enclosure 100m S 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 SM6646.

What other scheduled monuments are near Myreside, enclosure 100m S of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of (0.9 km), Forthar Cottage, enclosure 200m W of (1.2 km), Kirkforthar House and Dovecot (3.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Myreside, enclosure 100m S of

Myreside, enclosure 100m S of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.