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Wood of Coldrain is a post-medieval moated enclosure located in Kinross-shire, Scotland. The monument comprises an earthwork ditch and banks forming an enclosure typical of the 16th and 17th centuries, when such fortified domestic sites served as residence and stronghold for minor landowners and tenant farmers across Scotland. The site lies upon Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, principally mafic lavas and tuffs formed during the Devonian period, geology that has shaped the local landscape for over 350 million years.
The moat surrounding the enclosure would have functioned as both a defensive feature and a status symbol, distinguishing the owner's holding from surrounding agricultural land. Such monuments are characteristic of the transition period between medieval fortified towers and the undefended country houses of later centuries, representing a distinctive Scottish response to changing patterns of settlement and security.
Wood of Coldrain is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland, classified under reference SM7631. This designation recognises its importance as physical evidence of post-medieval domestic and social organisation in the region, preserving the earthwork for future study and public understanding of Kinross-shire's architectural and settlement heritage.
Wood of Coldrain, moated enclosure 150m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7631. View the official record →
Wood of Coldrain is a post-medieval moated enclosure located in Kinross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7631.
Wood of Coldrain, moated enclosure 150m SSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a moated enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Wood of Coldrain, moated enclosure 150m SSW 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 SM7631.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dumglow,cairn & fort,Cleish Hills (4.4 km), Carleith,cairn W of Carden (4.8 km), Dowhill Castle (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wood of Coldrain, moated enclosure 150m SSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Wood of Coldrain, moated enclosure 150m SSW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.