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Sled Hill enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork located in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument consists of an enclosed area defined by banks and ditches, a common form of land management and stock containment from the 16th century onwards. Such enclosures represent the gradual shift from open-field agriculture to consolidated, privately managed holdings characteristic of early modern Scottish farming practices.
The site sits upon Carboniferous to Permian bedrock dominated by an unnamed mafic igneous intrusion formed during the Permian period. This geological foundation of dark, dense igneous rock would have influenced both the drainage of the enclosure and the labour required to construct its earthworks. The landscape of East Lothian, shaped by glacial action during the Quaternary, overlies this ancient volcanic geology, creating the rolling terrain in which Sled Hill stands.
The enclosure is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6026, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval agricultural organisation and land use in the region. Such monuments contribute to understanding how rural East Lothian was developed and managed during a formative period of Scottish economic history.
Sled Hill,enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6026. View the official record →
Sled Hill enclosure is a post-medieval earthwork located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6026.
Sled Hill,enclosure 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.
Sled Hill,enclosure 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 SM6026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park,fort 900m SSE of (5 km), Quarryford House,enclosures,souterrain and pit alignment SW of (5.6 km), Longyester,palisaded enclosures and pit alignments 600m SE of (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Sled Hill,enclosure'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.
Sled Hill,enclosure stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.