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Plean Cottages Palisaded Enclosure is a Post-Medieval defensive or stock enclosure located approximately 350 metres south-south-east of Plean Cottages in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a palisaded structure, characteristic of fortified agricultural settlements of the Early Modern period, when such enclosed compounds served protective and practical functions for rural communities. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE database under designation SM6480, confirming its recognition as a scheduled monument of archaeological significance. The palisaded form indicates a time when wooden defensive barriers remained in use for domestic and pastoral purposes in lowland Scotland, prior to or contemporaneous with the decline of such frontier fortification practices in the region.
Plean Cottages,palisaded enclosure 350m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6480. View the official record →
Plean Cottages Palisaded Enclosure is a Post-Medieval defensive or stock enclosure located approximately 350 metres south-south-east of Plean Cottages in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6480.
Plean Cottages,palisaded enclosure 350m SSE 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.
Plean Cottages,palisaded enclosure 350m SSE 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 SM6480.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, 300m NW of Milnquarter (8.2 km), Antonine Wall, 80m WSW of Seabegs Place (8.5 km), Antonine Wall, Milnquarter, Roman temporary camp 240m SE of (8.5 km).
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