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West Bearford Enclosure, located 300 metres north-north-west of West Bearford in East Lothian, is a post-medieval enclosure now protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Visean period, which provided the local stone used in its construction and now influences the character of the surrounding landscape.
Post-medieval enclosures such as this typically date from the sixteenth century onwards, marking the period when landholding practices and agricultural organisation underwent significant change across lowland Scotland. The enclosure would have served practical purposes related to stock management or crop cultivation, reflecting the evolving relationship between landowners and their estates during this period of economic and social development.
The monument's scheduling recognises its value in understanding the material culture and land use of post-medieval East Lothian. The site's position on Strathclyde Group bedrock places it within a distinctive geological setting that shaped both its construction and its long-term survival as an archaeological feature within the modern landscape.
West Bearford,enclosure 300m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6022. View the official record →
West Bearford Enclosure, located 300 metres north-north-west of West Bearford in East Lothian, is a post-medieval enclosure now protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6022.
West Bearford,enclosure 300m NNW 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.
West Bearford,enclosure 300m NNW 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 SM6022.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Quarryford House,enclosures,souterrain and pit alignment SW of (8.3 km), Longyester,palisaded enclosures and pit alignments 600m SE of (8.6 km), Park,fort 900m SSE of (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of West Bearford,enclosure 300m NNW 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.
West Bearford,enclosure 300m NNW of stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.