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Whitebog Farm enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located 450 metres south-east of Whitebog Farm in Midlothian, Scotland. The enclosure sits on bedrock formed from the Scottish Coal Measures Group, laid down during the Moscovian period, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interspersed with coal seams, ironstone and ferricrete deposits. This geological foundation reflects the industrial character of the broader Midlothian landscape, which has long been worked for coal and associated minerals.
The enclosure represents a phase of agricultural reorganisation and land management typical of the post-medieval period in lowland Scotland, when field systems were formalised and estate landscapes restructured. As a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6230, the site retains archaeological value for understanding rural land use and settlement patterns during this transformative era of Scottish history.
The survival of such enclosures in the Midlothian landscape, underlain by Coal Measures strata rich in exploitable resources, demonstrates how agricultural and industrial interests coexisted in early modern Scotland, shaping both the visible and subsurface character of the region.
Whitebog Farm, enclosure 450m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6230. View the official record →
Whitebog Farm enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located 450 metres south-east of Whitebog Farm in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6230.
Whitebog Farm, enclosure 450m SE 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.
Whitebog Farm, enclosure 450m SE 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 SM6230.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capielaw, enclosed settlement (1.4 km), Rosslyn Castle, Roslin (2.5 km), Rosslyn Chapel, burial ground, buried remains of nave and remains of St Matthew's Church, Roslin (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Whitebog Farm, enclosure 450m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Whitebog Farm, enclosure 450m SE of stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.