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Woodend Farm is a post-medieval farmstead located approximately 1400 metres west-south-west of Linlithgow in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock comprising an unnamed igneous intrusion of dolerite and tholeiitic basalt, formed during the Permian period as part of the Carboniferous to Permian geological sequence. This hard igneous foundation would have influenced both the construction methods and agricultural potential of the farmstead.
Post-medieval farmsteads such as Woodend represent the development of Scottish agricultural settlement following the sixteenth century, a period marked by gradual improvements in farming practices and the consolidation of individual farms from earlier scattered holdings. The site's location on durable igneous bedrock reflects the practical considerations of Scottish farmers in selecting defensible, well-drained positions for their steadings.
The farmstead is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM11222, recognising its significance as evidence of early modern rural settlement patterns and land use in Linlithgowshire. The monument contributes to understanding the evolution of the Scottish countryside during the post-medieval period.
Woodend Farm, farmstead 1400m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11222. View the official record →
Woodend Farm is a post-medieval farmstead located approximately 1400 metres west-south-west of Linlithgow in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11222.
Woodend Farm, farmstead 1400m WSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Woodend Farm, farmstead 1400m WSW 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 SM11222.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigmarry, farmstead 720m WNW of (1.5 km), Muckraw, building 200m ESE of (3.4 km), Refuge Stone, 300m WNW of Westfield Farm, Westfield (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Woodend Farm, farmstead 1400m WSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Woodend Farm, farmstead 1400m WSW of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.