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White Meldon, Enclosures W of is a post-medieval field system located west of White Meldon in Peeblesshire, comprising agricultural enclosures that reflect the reorganisation of the Scottish Borders landscape during the early modern period. The enclosures are characteristic of post-medieval farming practices, representing the intensification and subdivision of arable and pastoral land typical of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. The site demonstrates the practical landscape management strategies employed by rural communities during a period of significant agrarian development in the region. The earthwork remains preserve evidence of historical land use patterns and farming settlement organisation in the Peeblesshire uplands.
White Meldon,enclosures W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3165. View the official record →
White Meldon, Enclosures W of is a post-medieval field system located west of White Meldon in Peeblesshire, comprising agricultural enclosures that reflect the reorganisation of the Scottish Borders landscape during the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3165.
White Meldon,enclosures W of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
White Meldon,enclosures W 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 SM3165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlehill,tower (7.4 km), Castlehill, fort 250m WSW of (7.5 km), Canada Hill,scooped homestead WSW of (7.9 km).
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