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Pitcundrum enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork located approximately 700 metres south of Pitcundrum in Angus, Scotland. The monument comprises an enclosed area defined by banks and ditches, a form of land demarcation typical of the 16th to 18th centuries in eastern Scotland. Such enclosures often served agricultural purposes, marking improved ground or defining boundaries of working land during the period of agricultural reorganisation that characterised rural Scotland in the centuries following the medieval period.
The enclosure sits on bedrock of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, Pragian in age, which comprises sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This geological foundation would have influenced both the ground conditions and the materials available for construction during the enclosure's creation. The surrounding landscape typical of Angus at this latitude would have supported the pastoral and arable activities that such boundaries facilitated.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6609. As a post-medieval enclosure, it contributes to the archaeological record of agricultural practice and land management in early modern Scotland, providing evidence of how rural communities organised their working landscape during a period of significant social and economic change in the Scottish countryside.
Pitcundrum, enclosure 700m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6609. View the official record →
Pitcundrum enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork located approximately 700 metres south of Pitcundrum in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6609.
Pitcundrum, enclosure 700m S 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.
Pitcundrum, enclosure 700m 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 SM6609.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigmill, enclosures NW of (2.7 km), Craigmill, fort 250m WNW of (2.8 km), Craigmill, enclosure NE of (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Pitcundrum, enclosure 700m S of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Pitcundrum, enclosure 700m S of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.