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Carse Mote is a Iron Age fort located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland. The site consists of a substantial earthwork comprising a mound or motte surrounded by defensive ditches, characteristics typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in the region. The fort's position and construction reflect the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in south-west Scotland, demonstrating the importance of elevated, defended positions in this landscape. Such fortifications served as centres of power and refuge during a period of significant social and economic development in the late prehistoric Scottish lowlands.
Carse Mote,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1058. View the official record →
Carse Mote is a Iron Age fort located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1058.
Carse Mote,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carse Mote,fort 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 SM1058.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grange, cup and ring marked rocks (5.9 km), Cup marked rocks, 605m SSW, 555m S and 545m SSE of High Grange (6.3 km), Milton,fort 180m NNW of (6.3 km).
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