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Oxenfoord Mains Enclosure is a post-medieval agricultural feature located approximately 400 metres north-east of Oxenfoord in Midlothian, Scotland. The enclosure represents the field systems and land organisation associated with early modern farming practices in the region, dating to the post-medieval period. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Record as a testament to the evolution of agricultural land use in the Midlothian landscape during this transitional phase of Scottish rural history.
Oxenfoord Mains,enclosure 400m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6270. View the official record →
Oxenfoord Mains Enclosure is a post-medieval agricultural feature located approximately 400 metres north-east of Oxenfoord in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6270.
Oxenfoord Mains,enclosure 400m 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 Britain.
Oxenfoord Mains,enclosure 400m 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 SM6270.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crichton Mains,souterrain 1280m E of (5.6 km), Play Hill, settlement (5.8 km), Longfaugh Fort,Crichton (5.8 km).
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