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West Mains is a post-medieval enclosure located 200 metres north-east of the main settlement in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Lanark Group, Early Devonian sandstone and conglomerate that would have influenced both the landscape's character and the availability of building stone for the enclosure's construction. The interbedded geological strata typical of this formation underlie the surrounding terrain, providing a foundation of substantial rock formations that shaped settlement patterns in this region during the post-medieval period. The enclosure is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM3256, recognising its significance as evidence of early modern agricultural organisation and land use in the Scottish Borders. Such enclosures represent the transition from medieval open-field systems to the enclosed landscapes of later centuries, marking important changes in farming practice and land tenure during this transformative era.
West Mains,enclosure 200m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3256. View the official record →
West Mains is a post-medieval enclosure located 200 metres north-east of the main settlement in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3256.
West Mains,enclosure 200m NE 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 Mains,enclosure 200m NE 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 SM3256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langlaw Hill,fort,enclosure & barrows (7.1 km), Ratchill,platform settlement 550m N of (7.9 km), Broughton Church (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of West Mains,enclosure 200m NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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West Mains,enclosure 200m NE of stands on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.