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Carledubs is an unenclosed settlement situated 275 metres north-east of 30 Carledubs Crescent in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Visean period. This geological foundation of layered sandstone and mudstone is characteristic of the Midland Valley landscape where many such settlements developed in prehistory.
Unenclosed settlements of this type typically date to the Bronze Age or Iron Age and consist of scattered domestic structures without surrounding defensive earthworks or palisades. Such settlements often indicate communities reliant on pastoral farming or mixed agriculture, with buildings arranged according to practical needs and kinship ties rather than formal planning. The landscape of Linlithgowshire provided suitable grazing and arable land for these early agricultural communities.
Carledubs is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6201, recognising its significance to the archaeological record of Linlithgowshire. The site contributes to understanding settlement patterns and land use during the Iron Age and earlier periods across the Scottish Lowlands, when such unenclosed communities formed the foundation of settlement organisation before the development of fortified hill-forts and later enclosed settlements.
Carledubs, unenclosed settlement, 275m NE of 30 Carledubs Crescent is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6201. View the official record →
Carledubs is an unenclosed settlement situated 275 metres north-east of 30 Carledubs Crescent in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6201.
Carledubs, unenclosed settlement, 275m NE of 30 Carledubs Crescent 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 SM6201.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greendykes,shale bing,Broxburn (2.4 km), Faucheldean,shale bing,Winchburgh (2.4 km), Union Canal, River Almond to River Avon (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Carledubs, unenclosed settlement, 275m NE of 30 Carledubs Crescent's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Carledubs, unenclosed settlement, 275m NE of 30 Carledubs Crescent stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.