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Peterhead enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork situated in Perthshire, approximately 250 metres north-northeast of Peterhead itself. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4073.
The enclosure lies upon sandstone bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation dating to the Pragian period. This bedrock comprises predominantly sandstone with subordinate layers of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, typical of the Old Red Sandstone deposits that underlie much of Perthshire.
Post-medieval enclosures such as this represent pragmatic responses to agricultural and pastoral management during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Their earthwork construction and modest scale distinguish them from earlier monuments, reflecting the farming practices and land organisation of early modern rural Scotland.
Peterhead,enclosure 250m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4073. View the official record →
Peterhead enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork situated in Perthshire, approximately 250 metres north-northeast of Peterhead itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4073.
Peterhead,enclosure 250m NNE 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.
Peterhead,enclosure 250m NNE 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 SM4073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loaninghead, symbol stone 270m E of, Gleneagles (0.2 km), Peterhead, standing stone 350m NNW of (0.2 km), Loaninghead, fort 350m NE of (0.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Peterhead,enclosure 250m NNE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Peterhead,enclosure 250m NNE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.