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Nether Shiels enclosure, located approximately 350 metres north-west of Nether Shiels in Midlothian, Scotland, is a post-medieval enclosure of pastoral or agricultural character. The site represents the resource management practices of the early modern period in the Scottish lowlands and borders region. Though modest in scale and construction, such enclosures reflect the transition from medieval open-field systems towards more organised pastoral farming during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. The precise dating and original function of this particular enclosure remain characteristic of rural post-medieval settlement archaeology in this area, where evidence of cultivation boundaries and stock management features survive across the landscape.
Nether Shiels, enclosure 350m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1178. View the official record →
Nether Shiels enclosure, located approximately 350 metres north-west of Nether Shiels in Midlothian, Scotland, is a post-medieval enclosure of pastoral or agricultural character. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1178.
Nether Shiels, enclosure 350m NW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Nether Shiels, enclosure 350m NW 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 SM1178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Our Lady's Chapel,chapel 350m N of Torsonce (5.3 km), Stow,old bridge (5.3 km), Bow Castle,broch 1000m E of Bow (7.2 km).
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