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Rosshall Mains is a post-medieval enclosure located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated 220 metres west of Rosshall Mains farm. The monument is a scheduled ancient monument, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12875. Post-medieval enclosures of this type typically date from the sixteenth century onwards and represent the reorganisation of agricultural land during a period of significant change in Scottish farming practice and land management.
The enclosure stands on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous. This geological foundation would have influenced the character of the soils and the agricultural potential of the surrounding landscape. The location in Renfrewshire places the monument within an area of considerable historical farming activity, where post-medieval landowners undertook improvements to field systems and stock management.
The enclosure's survival to the present day, despite post-medieval agricultural development in the region, makes it a valuable record of early modern rural land organisation. Its protected status reflects the importance of understanding how Scottish rural communities adapted their use of the landscape during the transition from medieval to early modern farming methods.
Rosshall Mains, enclosure 220m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12875. View the official record →
Rosshall Mains is a post-medieval enclosure located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated 220 metres west of Rosshall Mains farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12875.
Rosshall Mains, enclosure 220m W 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.
Rosshall Mains, enclosure 220m W 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 SM12875.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crookston Castle (1.9 km), Paisley Abbey, drain 75m SSW of (2.2 km), Stanely Castle (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rosshall Mains, enclosure 220m W of'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.
Rosshall Mains, enclosure 220m W of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.