Scheduled MonumentsScotlandRoscobie, enclosures 780m NW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosures

Roscobie, enclosures 780m NW of

Scotland
HES SM8550
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosures
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roscobie enclosures, located 780 metres north-west of Roscobie in Fife, Scotland, are a post-medieval field system comprising earthwork enclosures dating to the early modern period. The site represents typical agricultural land organisation of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, when Scottish farmland was increasingly divided and managed through formal enclosure practices. The earthworks survive as visible field boundaries and define compartments that would have served pastoral or arable functions within the local agrarian economy. This monument type is characteristic of the intensification and reorganisation of rural space that occurred across lowland Scotland during the post-medieval period.

Roscobie, enclosures 780m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8550. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roscobie, enclosures 780m NW of?

Roscobie enclosures, located 780 metres north-west of Roscobie in Fife, Scotland, are a post-medieval field system comprising earthwork enclosures dating to the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8550.

What period does Roscobie, enclosures 780m NW of date from?

Roscobie, enclosures 780m NW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Roscobie, enclosures 780m NW of?

Roscobie, enclosures 780m NW 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 SM8550.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roscobie, enclosures 780m NW of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Malcolm Canmore's Tower (6.1 km), Dunfermline Abbey (6.2 km), Dunfermline Abbey, Nether Yett, 10m NNE of Old Kirk Cottage (6.4 km).

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