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Castle Hill is a medieval motte located approximately 130 metres south of Castlehill in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The monument consists of an earthwork mound typical of late eleventh or twelfth century Norman-influenced fortification design. Such mottes served as the defensive cores of early medieval lordly residences, combining a raised platform with an associated bailey or outer enclosure. The site's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the extent of medieval settlement and territorial organisation in the Mearns region of northeast Scotland.
Castle Hill,motte 130m S of Castlehill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM981. View the official record →
Castle Hill is a medieval motte located approximately 130 metres south of Castlehill in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM981.
Castle Hill,motte 130m S of Castlehill dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte 130m s of castlehill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Hill,motte 130m S of Castlehill 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 SM981.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bucharn, cairn 215m ESE of (0.9 km), Bridge of Dye, pill boxes 60m & 35m W of (6 km), Loch of Leys, crannog 400m N of Lochton of Leys (7.4 km).
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