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Druchtag Mote Hill

Scotland
HES SM90099
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Druchtag Mote Hill is a medieval motte located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument consists of an earthen mound typical of twelfth-century Norman fortifications, representing the period of feudal settlement and territorial control in the region. Such mottes served as defensive strongholds and administrative centres for local lords, though the specific historical association of Druchtag remains within the broader context of early medieval Scottish settlement patterns. The site's preservation in the landscape provides archaeological evidence of the feudal period's military architecture in south-western Scotland.

Druchtag Mote Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90099. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Druchtag Mote Hill?

Druchtag Mote Hill is a medieval motte located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90099.

Who is responsible for protecting Druchtag Mote Hill?

Druchtag Mote Hill 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 SM90099.

What other scheduled monuments are near Druchtag Mote Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drumtroddan, cup marked rocks (2.3 km), Drumtroddan,three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation (2.8 km), Myrton Castle,tower,Monreith Park (3.5 km).

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This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Druchtag Mote Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Drumtroddan, cup marked rocks
Cup marked rocks2.3 km
Drumtroddan,three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation
Bronze Age · Three standing stones se of high park plantation2.8 km
Myrton Castle,tower,Monreith Park
Tower,monreith park3.5 km
Big Balcraig,cup and ring marked rocks 650m WNW of and 600m NNW of
Cup and ring marked rocks 650m wnw of and3.6 km
The Wren's Egg, two standing stones 18m ENE and two standing stones 406m SSE of
Bronze Age · Two standing stones 18m ene and two standing stones5.2 km
Fell of Barhullion,fort 550m S of
Iron Age · Fort5.4 km
Barsalloch Fort
5.4 km
Stellock,cup & ring marked rocks ENE of,Monreith
Cup & ring marked rocks ene of,monreith5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Druchtag Mote Hill

Druchtag Mote Hill stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.

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