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Ardwell Mote is a medieval motte situated approximately 420 metres east of Ardwell House in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument consists of an earthen mound typical of twelfth-century military architecture, representing the Norman-influenced fortification tradition that spread throughout Scotland during the medieval period. Such mottes served as defensive strongholds and territorial markers for local lords, combining residential and military functions within their raised earthwork design. The site's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the importance of such fortifications in the medieval landscape of Galloway, though specific historical associations with named individuals or events at this particular location remain limited in the scholarly record.
Ardwell Mote,motte 420m E of Ardwell House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2010. View the official record →
Ardwell Mote is a medieval motte situated approximately 420 metres east of Ardwell House in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2010.
Ardwell Mote,motte 420m E of Ardwell House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte 420m e of ardwell house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ardwell Mote,motte 420m E of Ardwell House 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 SM2010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duniehinnie,fort (4.3 km), Clanghie Point,fort 200m E of (4.4 km), Clanghie Point,fort (4.5 km).
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