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Turniedykes Enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary system located approximately 150 metres north-west of Turniedykes in Midlothian, Scotland. The enclosure comprises earthwork remains that form part of the agricultural landscape development characteristic of the early modern period in the Lothians. Such enclosed field systems reflect the intensification of farming practices and the reorganisation of the Scottish lowland countryside during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Record as a significant example of post-medieval agricultural infrastructure in the region.
Turniedykes,enclosure 150m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6272. View the official record →
Turniedykes Enclosure is a post-medieval field boundary system located approximately 150 metres north-west of Turniedykes in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6272.
Turniedykes,enclosure 150m NW 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.
Turniedykes,enclosure 150m NW 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 SM6272.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Play Hill, settlement (1.3 km), Crichton Castle (2.2 km), Longfaugh Fort,Crichton (2.4 km).
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