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Stacks, enclosure 300m N of is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. The site lies upon Early Carboniferous sandstone bedrock, interspersed with siltstone, claystone and limestone deposits that formed during geological upheaval hundreds of millions of years ago. This solid foundation of reddish sandstone would have provided a reasonably stable base for the construction and use of the enclosure.
The monument represents a phase of agricultural or pastoral land management dating from after the medieval period, when such bounded spaces became increasingly common across Scottish lowland estates. The enclosure's position and form reflect the practical requirements of managing livestock or crops within a defined area, a pattern typical of post-medieval rural land organisation in the Central Belt.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4145, recognising its value as evidence of early modern land use and settlement patterns in the region. The monument survives as a testament to centuries of agricultural activity on Linlithgowshire's distinctive sandstone geology, contributing to our understanding of how communities adapted their working landscape during the post-medieval era.
Stacks,enclosure 300m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4145. View the official record →
Stacks, enclosure 300m N of is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4145.
Stacks,enclosure 300m N 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.
Stacks,enclosure 300m N 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 SM4145.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Peace Knowe,fort (6.5 km), Broomy Knowes, cairn S of (7 km), Faucheldean,shale bing,Winchburgh (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stacks,enclosure 300m N 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.
Stacks,enclosure 300m N of stands on Early Carboniferous sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Carboniferous. The rock here is major:{sandstone}, Minor{siltstone,claystone,limestone}.