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Crookedstane is a platform settlement located approximately 1300 metres west of the named location in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site comprises an artificial terrace or platform cut into the hillside, a form of settlement characteristic of prehistoric and early medieval periods in Scotland. Such platform settlements typically date from the Bronze Age through to the early medieval period, though the specific chronology of this individual site would require archaeological investigation to establish with precision. The monument represents evidence of settlement activity in this region during periods when such terraced platforms provided level building ground in upland or sloping terrain, though its particular date range and cultural associations remain to be definitively determined through excavation or further survey work.
Crookedstane,platform settlement 1300m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4646. View the official record →
Crookedstane is a platform settlement located approximately 1300 metres west of the named location in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4646.
Crookedstane,platform settlement 1300m W of 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 SM4646.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Air Cleuch,cairns 1300m S of Glengeith (0.4 km), Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane (1.4 km), Glenochar Burn,bastle house,post-medieval settlement & field system (1.4 km).
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