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A motte situated approximately 75 metres south-west of Antonine Primary School in Stirlingshire is a Norman earthwork of the twelfth century, consisting of a raised mound typical of early medieval fortified sites in Scotland. The monument represents a phase of Anglo-Norman settlement and territorial control in central Scotland during the period following the Norman Conquest, when such mottes served as administrative and defensive strongholds. The earthwork's proximity to the line of the Antonine Wall, the Roman frontier constructed in the second century AD, places it within a landscape of long-standing strategic importance, though the motte itself dates to a period more than a thousand years after the Wall's construction. This site exemplifies the continuity of fortified occupation at strategically significant locations across different historical periods in Scotland.
Antonine Wall and motte, 75m SW of Antonine Primary School is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12373. View the official record →
A motte situated approximately 75 metres south-west of Antonine Primary School in Stirlingshire is a Norman earthwork of the twelfth century, consisting of a raised mound typical of early medieval fortified sites in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12373.
Antonine Wall and motte, 75m SW of Antonine Primary School 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 SM12373.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, Dalnair to Seabegs Wood, including fortlet and camp (1.6 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Castlecary - M9 Motorway (1.8 km), Antonine Wall, 80m SW of Woodhouse Eaves to Underwood Cottage (2.7 km).
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