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Boghead is a platform settlement situated 500 metres south-west of the village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The monument occupies ground underlain by the wacke bedrock of the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, which formed during the Caradocian period and weather to produce the rough moorland terrain characteristic of this region. Platform settlements of this type typically date to the Iron Age and represent the domestic sites of farming communities who levelled sloping ground to create level building platforms.
The settlement's location on Lanarkshire's moorland reflects the strategic siting of Iron Age communities in the southern uplands of Scotland. Wacke bedrock, composed of compacted sediment and rock fragments, provides limited naturally productive soil, requiring inhabitants to practise careful pastoral and arable management. The platform form itself—a distinctive feature of upland settlement in this period—suggests permanent or long-term occupation rather than temporary shelter.
Boghead is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4603. This designation recognises the archaeological and historical significance of the site as evidence for Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in the Lanarkshire uplands. The monument contributes to understanding how communities adapted to and exploited the challenging environmental conditions of southern Scottish moorland during this period.
Boghead,platform settlement 500m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4603. View the official record →
Boghead is a platform settlement situated 500 metres south-west of the village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4603.
Boghead,platform settlement 500m SW 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 SM4603.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Air Cleuch,cairns 1300m S of Glengeith (4.9 km), Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road (5 km), Crookedstane,platform settlement 1300m W of (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Boghead,platform settlement 500m SW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Boghead,platform settlement 500m SW of stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.