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Fintry Motte is a medieval earthwork located 400 metres west-south-west of Fintry Bridge in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The motte survives as a substantial artificial mound characteristic of 12th and 13th-century fortifications in Scotland, raised upon bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a sequence of sandstones, siltstones and mudstones formed during the Osagean period. Such mottes typically comprised a timber-built tower constructed atop an earthen mound, often accompanied by an associated bailey or palisaded enclosure, and served as residences and military strongpoints for Norman and Anglo-Norman lords establishing control over Scottish territories during the High Medieval period.
The site lies within the fertile agricultural landscape of central Stirlingshire, where several such mottes were constructed to dominate local communication routes and settlements. The specific geological composition of the underlying Inverclyde Group would have influenced both the stability of the mound and the construction techniques employed by medieval builders.
The motte is protected as a scheduled monument under the Historic Environment Scotland designation SM2229, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of medieval settlement and lordship in the region. Though no structural remains are visible above ground today, the earthwork preserves significant archaeological potential for understanding 12th and 13th-century Scottish fortification practices.
Fintry,motte 400m WSW of Fintry Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2229. View the official record →
Fintry Motte is a medieval earthwork located 400 metres west-south-west of Fintry Bridge in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2229.
Fintry,motte 400m WSW of Fintry Bridge dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte 400m wsw of fintry bridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fintry,motte 400m WSW of Fintry 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 SM2229.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunbeg,fort 700m W of Fintry Bridge (0.3 km), Dunmore,fort (0.6 km), Knochraich,standing stone 340m NW of (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fintry,motte 400m WSW of Fintry Bridge'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.
Fintry,motte 400m WSW of Fintry Bridge stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.