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Standingstone Enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary situated 350 metres west-south-west of Standingstone in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument comprises earthwork remains typical of the early modern period reorganisation of agricultural land in the Lothian lowlands. Such enclosures frequently mark the consolidation of holdings or the formalisation of grazing boundaries during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, reflecting the intensification of farming practices across the region.
The enclosure lies upon bedrock composed of unnamed extrusive rocks of Dinantian age, formed during the Mississippian period from mafic lava and mafic tuff. This volcanic basement geology underlies much of East Lothian, creating a landscape of rolling terrain and fertile soils suitable for mixed farming. The site's position within the agricultural hinterland reflects its functional origins as part of the managed countryside rather than as a defensive or ceremonial structure.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5887, recognising its significance as evidence of rural settlement patterns and land management practices in post-medieval Scotland. The earthwork survives as an important record of how communities reorganised their territories and resources during a period of agricultural development that shaped the modern Scottish countryside.
Standingstone,enclosure 350m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5887. View the official record →
Standingstone Enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary situated 350 metres west-south-west of Standingstone in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5887.
Standingstone,enclosure 350m WSW 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.
Standingstone,enclosure 350m WSW 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 SM5887.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Green Castle,fort,Newlands (7.8 km), Park,fort 800m SE of (7.9 km), Park,fort 900m SSE of (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Standingstone,enclosure 350m WSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Standingstone,enclosure 350m WSW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.