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Tanderlane is a post-medieval enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland, situated approximately 300 metres west-southwest of the village. The monument comprises an enclosed area typical of the early modern period, when such enclosures were commonly constructed to define and protect agricultural or domestic land. The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM6024, reflecting its significance to the region's built heritage.
The enclosure lies upon bedrock formed from an unnamed igneous intrusion of Carboniferous to Permian age, composed of mafic igneous rock that solidified during the Permian period. This underlying geology of dark, dense volcanic material would have influenced both the landscape character and the available stone resources for building in the locality. The presence of such bedrock outcrops is typical of East Lothian's diverse geological foundation.
Post-medieval enclosures of this type represent important evidence of land reorganisation and settlement patterns in lowland Scotland during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Their form and location often reflect contemporary agricultural practices and property boundaries, providing archaeological insight into the transitional period between medieval and modern land management.
Tanderlane,enclosure 300m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6024. View the official record →
Tanderlane is a post-medieval enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland, situated approximately 300 metres west-southwest of the village. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6024.
Tanderlane,enclosure 300m 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.
Tanderlane,enclosure 300m 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 SM6024.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park,fort 900m SSE of (5.8 km), Quarryford House,enclosures,souterrain and pit alignment SW of (6.2 km), Longyester,palisaded enclosures and pit alignments 600m SE of (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tanderlane,enclosure 300m WSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Tanderlane,enclosure 300m WSW of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.