ENCLOSURES Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Pre-Improvement dykes Lairds' parks Dyking Hedges and fences Gates and access Park dyke (the Duke's Dykes), Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith, Midlothian The development of parkland as surroundings to landowners' country houses was accompanied by the construction of high walls, to exclude other people. The process by which this developed was gradual. Up until the late 18th century, the preference was for grounds laid out in geometrical patterns, within a comparatively small area. During the 19th century, the extent of the grounds or 'policies' increased, taking on a self-consciously more 'naturalistic' layout. As a result, the length of the enclosing wall increased. A decline in the fortunes of the landed classes during the 20th century has left a huge maintainence task, which cannot always be adequately addressed. Resource pack   1     2     3     4