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West Mains of Colliston is a post-medieval enclosure located approximately 300 metres west-north-west of Colliston in Angus, Scotland. The site dates to the post-medieval period and represents the agricultural land management practices characteristic of early modern rural Scotland. The enclosure survives as a physical feature in the landscape, preserving evidence of field systems and land division from this era of Scottish farming development. The monument is recorded within the national heritage database under the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE reference SM6130.
West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6130. View the official record →
West Mains of Colliston is a post-medieval enclosure located approximately 300 metres west-north-west of Colliston in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6130.
West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW 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.
West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW 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 SM6130.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Souterrain, Eastern Cemetery, Arbroath (5.8 km), Arbirlot, carved stone 20m S of Manse (5.9 km), Dickmount Law, cairn (6 km).
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