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Shank

Building(s) (post Medieval), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Field System (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval)
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Overview

Shank is recorded as Building(s) (post Medieval), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Field System (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) in Scotland Angus. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shank as Building(s) (post Medieval), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Field System (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval).

Who made it and when

The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shank as Building(s) (post Medieval), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Field System (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval).

How it was made and used

The label Building(s) (post Medieval), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Field System (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.

What was found

The official record fixes the place and calls it Building(s) (post Medieval), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Field System (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

What remains

The official record fixes the place and calls it Building(s) (post Medieval), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Field System (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

Why it mattered

Shank matters as a recorded building(s) (post medieval), enclosure(s) (post medieval), farmstead (post medieval), field system (post medieval), rig and furrow (medieval) - (post medieval) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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