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Spittalton enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 150 metres east of Spittalton itself. The site sits upon bedrock of the Strathmore Group, a geological formation dating to the Emsian period and comprising sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology would have influenced both the construction methods available to those who built the enclosure and the character of the surrounding landscape.
The enclosure represents the pattern of agricultural land management characteristic of post-medieval farming in the Scottish Lowlands, when farmers increasingly sought to define and control their holdings through formal boundary structures. Such enclosures typically functioned as stock management features or field divisions, marking the transition from medieval communal land use to individual, enclosed farming practices.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6473, reflecting its significance as evidence of rural settlement and land use during the post-medieval period in Perthshire. The site contributes to understanding how the agricultural landscape of central Scotland was shaped and organised during this transformative era in farming practice.
Spittalton,enclosure 150m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6473. View the official record →
Spittalton enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 150 metres east of Spittalton itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6473.
Spittalton,enclosure 150m E 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.
Spittalton,enclosure 150m E 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 SM6473.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coldoch, broch (1.4 km), Leckie Burn,bridge 230m WSW of Watson House (4.7 km), Brokencastle,dun 600m NE of Dasher (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Spittalton,enclosure 150m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Spittalton,enclosure 150m E of stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.