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Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE of is a post-medieval enclosure located in Fife, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of unnamed extrusive rocks dating to the Silurian and Devonian periods, specifically mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the Devonian epoch. This geological foundation of ancient volcanic material underlies the later human activity at the location.
The enclosure represents a form of land management and organisation typical of the post-medieval period in lowland Scotland. Such enclosures served practical purposes relating to agriculture, stock management, or the organisation of settlement space. The survival of the earthwork at this site, situated three hundred metres to the south-east of Waterloo, indicates its construction on ground that has remained relatively undisturbed since its creation.
The monument's scheduled status reflects its importance to understanding the history of settlement and land use in Fife during the centuries following the medieval period. The site's preservation allows for the study of post-medieval rural development and the physical evidence of how communities organised and utilised their landscape during this transformative period in Scottish history.
Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6908. View the official record →
Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE of is a post-medieval enclosure located in Fife, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6908.
Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE 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.
Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE 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 SM6908.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grange, enclosure 270m ESE of (1.7 km), Wester Kinnear, bank barrow and ring ditch 325m W of (2.9 km), Kilmany Grange, enclosure 150m SW of (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE 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.
Waterloo, enclosure 300m ESE of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.