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Springfield, enclosure 400m SSE of is a post-medieval agricultural enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a geological formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Late Devonian period. This underlying geology, typical of the region, would have influenced both the drainage and the construction methods available to those who built the enclosure.
The enclosure represents a phase of landscape reorganisation characteristic of the post-medieval period in lowland Scotland, when agricultural improvements and the consolidation of landholdings led to the subdivision and fencing of open fields. Such structures served practical purposes in managing livestock and defining property boundaries as farming practices intensified across the Lothian region.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM5894, recognising its significance as evidence of early modern rural settlement patterns and land use. The survival of the enclosure on the landscape provides insight into the organisation of agriculture in East Lothian during a formative period of Scottish farming history.
Springfield,enclosure 400m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5894. View the official record →
Springfield, enclosure 400m SSE of is a post-medieval agricultural enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5894.
Springfield,enclosure 400m SSE 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.
Springfield,enclosure 400m 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 SM5894.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Springfield,palisaded enclosure and ring ditch 200m E of (0.4 km), Springfield,enclosure 300m NNE of (0.9 km), French Camp,fort,Dunglass (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Springfield,enclosure 400m SSE 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.
Springfield,enclosure 400m SSE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.