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Balnagask motte is a medieval defensive earthwork located at Baxter Place in Aberdeen, Kincardineshire, Scotland. The site comprises a motte, a characteristic Norman-influenced fortification consisting of an artificial mound with a flattened summit, typical of twelfth-century military architecture in Scotland. The monument represents the early medieval period of Scottish settlement and territorial control, when such earthen strongholds served as seats of local authority and defensive positions. The motte's survival as an upstanding archaeological feature demonstrates the enduring physical legacy of Norman-influenced fortification practices in north-east Scotland.
Balnagask motte, Baxter Place, Aberdeen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10403. View the official record →
Balnagask motte is a medieval defensive earthwork located at Baxter Place in Aberdeen, Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10403.
Balnagask motte, Baxter Place, Aberdeen 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 SM10403.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Fittick's Church, Aberdeen (0.6 km), Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater (1 km), Tullos Cairn, cairn (1 km).
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