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Castle Hill, Bridge of Weir is a medieval motte situated in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The earthwork rises from bedrock composed of Dinantian extrusive rocks of Mississippian age, volcanic mafic lava and tuff that underlie the surrounding landscape. This geological foundation would have provided a naturally stable base for the construction of the motte, a common choice for medieval fortifications in lowland Scotland. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM4600, recognising its significance as a surviving example of early medieval defensive architecture in the region.
Castle Hill, motte, Bridge of Weir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4600. View the official record →
Castle Hill, Bridge of Weir is a medieval motte situated in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4600.
Castle Hill, motte, Bridge of Weir dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte, bridge of weir. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castle Hill, motte, Bridge of Weir 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 SM4600.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill, enclosure 260m SE of East Barnaigh (2.4 km), Marshall Moor, fort 780m NW of Bower (2.7 km), Knockmade Hill, homestead (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Castle Hill, motte, Bridge of Weir'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.
Castle Hill, motte, Bridge of Weir stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.