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Balmavicar Burn is an ancient township located approximately 170 metres north of Balmavicar Burn in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site represents a settlement pattern characteristic of medieval and early modern rural settlement in the Scottish Highlands, where communities established themselves in relation to local water sources and arable land. As with many townships of this period, the site likely comprises the remains of domestic structures and associated field systems, though specific architectural details and precise chronology require consultation of the site record held by Historic Environment Scotland under designation SM3732. The township exemplifies the dispersed settlement strategy typical of Argyllshire during the medieval and post-medieval periods, before agricultural reorganisation in later centuries led to the abandonment of such traditional settlement patterns.
Balmavicar Burn,township 170m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3732. View the official record →
Balmavicar Burn is an ancient township located approximately 170 metres north of Balmavicar Burn in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3732.
Balmavicar Burn,township 170m N 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 SM3732.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunan,fort NW of Corr Bhan (1.5 km), Rubh' a' Mharaiche, dun 450m E of (2.8 km), Sron Uamha, fort 170m NNW of Sron Uamha cave (4.2 km).
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