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Whitelaw Hill is a post-medieval enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland. The site represents the agricultural reorganisation of the Scottish landscape during the early modern period, when field systems and pastoral boundaries were formalised through stone or earthwork construction. The enclosure's physical form and location reflect the practical land management strategies employed by rural communities in this region during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. As a scheduled monument, the site contributes to our understanding of post-medieval farming practices and settlement patterns in the Lothian area.
Whitelaw Hill,enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6045. View the official record →
Whitelaw Hill is a post-medieval enclosure located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6045.
Whitelaw Hill,enclosure dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Whitelaw Hill,enclosure 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 SM6045.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park,fort 900m SSE of (6.4 km), Quarryford House,enclosures,souterrain and pit alignment SW of (6.6 km), Longyester,palisaded enclosures and pit alignments 600m SE of (7 km).
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