© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Boreland Mote is a medieval motte situated in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument consists of an earthen mound typical of motte-and-bailey fortifications, a form of defensive structure widely established in Britain during the Norman period and subsequent medieval centuries. Such mottes served as the strongholds of local lords and were frequently constructed during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, though some examples remained in use or were refortified in later periods. The Boreland example reflects the pattern of feudal settlement and lordly authority characteristic of medieval Galloway and the surrounding regions of south-west Scotland.
Boreland Mote,motte is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2011. View the official record →
Boreland Mote is a medieval motte situated in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2011.
Boreland Mote,motte dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Boreland Mote,motte 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 SM2011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including White Cairn,cairn & Hole Stone 400m N of Crows (2.9 km), Torhousekie, fort (2.9 km), Torhouse Stone Circle (3.3 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Boreland Mote,motte