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The Hedges enclosure is a post-medieval field monument situated approximately 480 metres south of The Hedges in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The enclosure represents the agricultural reorganisation and land management practices characteristic of the post-medieval period in northeast Scotland, when landowners increasingly formalised field boundaries and improved their holdings. The site survives as an earthwork feature, preserving evidence of historical land division and use patterns in the rural landscape of Aberdeenshire.
The Hedges, enclosure 480m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12438. View the official record →
The Hedges enclosure is a post-medieval field monument situated approximately 480 metres south of The Hedges in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12438.
The Hedges, enclosure 480m S of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
The Hedges, enclosure 480m S 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 SM12438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Clinterty, standing stone 20m E of (4.3 km), South Leylodge Steading, stone circle 110m W of (4.9 km), South Fornet, stone circle 250m NW of (5.4 km).
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