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Pennyliggit is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located approximately 350 metres south of Pennyliggit in Wigtownshire, Scotland. The site represents a form of defensive or demarcated settlement arrangement characteristic of the early modern period in southwestern Scotland. The enclosure would have been defined by a timber palisade, a construction method that continued in use for both practical and defensive purposes well into the post-medieval era. Such palisaded enclosures in this region typically date to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a period marked by significant social and economic changes in the Scottish borders and southwest.
Pennyliggit, palisaded enclosure 350m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7410. View the official record →
Pennyliggit is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located approximately 350 metres south of Pennyliggit in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7410.
Pennyliggit, palisaded enclosure 350m S of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a palisaded enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pennyliggit, palisaded enclosure 350m 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 SM7410.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric and early medieval settlements, 260m NE of Fairfield (2.8 km), East Galdenoch, enclosures 100m SE of (3.4 km), Camserney, enclosure and palisaded settlement 225m ESE of (3.7 km).
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