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Castle Qua is an Iron Age fort situated 345 metres west-south-west of Mouse Bridge in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site occupies bedrock of the Lanark Group, a formation of Early Devonian sandstone and conglomerate laid down in interbedded sequences, which would have provided a naturally defensible foundation for occupation. Iron Age forts of this type typically feature substantial earthwork defences arranged in multiple lines, serving both protective and territorial functions during the centuries before the Roman advance into Scotland. The fort's position in the Clyde Valley landscape, commanding views across the surrounding terrain, reflects the strategic considerations of Iron Age communities in South-Western Scotland.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM2604, recognising its archaeological significance and the information it preserves about settlement patterns and defensive practices during the Iron Age period. The geological substrate of sandstone and conglomerate would have influenced both the construction methods employed and the preservation conditions for any buried archaeological deposits. Castle Qua remains an important record of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and social organisation in the region.
Castle Qua,fort 345m WSW of Mouse Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2604. View the official record →
Castle Qua is an Iron Age fort situated 345 metres west-south-west of Mouse Bridge in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2604.
Castle Qua,fort 345m WSW of Mouse Bridge dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 345m wsw of mouse bridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castle Qua,fort 345m WSW of Mouse Bridge 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 SM2604.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eastmore, barrow 390m NNE of (1.1 km), Castle Hill,site of Lanark Castle (1.7 km), St Kentigern's Church, Lanark (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Castle Qua,fort 345m WSW of Mouse Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Castle Qua,fort 345m WSW of Mouse Bridge stands on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.