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Penshiel Grange is a medieval monastic grange or farm complex located in East Lothian, Scotland. The site dates from the medieval period and functioned as an agricultural and economic dependency, likely associated with one of the major religious houses in the region. The grange would have served to manage lands and produce surplus wealth for its parent monastery through the exploitation of arable and pastoral resources. Such granges formed a crucial part of the monastic economy in medieval Scotland, representing the practical extension of ecclesiastical authority into the countryside.
Penshiel Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6028. View the official record →
Penshiel Grange is a medieval monastic grange or farm complex located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6028.
Penshiel Grange 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 SM6028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mainslaughter Law,cairn (3.5 km), Chester's Dikes, settlement (4.3 km), Cranshaws House, church and burial ground 150m SE of (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Penshiel Grange's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Penshiel Grange stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.