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Glencaple is a platform settlement located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated approximately 600 metres north-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a wacke deposited during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician. This ancient geology underlies the landscape that later communities would shape through the construction and use of the platform settlement.
Platform settlements of this type typically represent domestic occupation sites where the ground surface has been artificially levelled or partially cut into sloping terrain to create level building platforms. Such settlements are found throughout Scotland and date predominantly to the Iron Age and early medieval periods, though occupation sometimes extended across several centuries.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4249, recognising its archaeological significance. The monument's preservation within the Lanarkshire landscape contributes to our understanding of settlement patterns and land use in central Scotland during prehistory and early history.
Glencaple,platform settlement 600m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4249. View the official record →
Glencaple is a platform settlement located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated approximately 600 metres north-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4249.
Glencaple,platform settlement 600m NW 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 SM4249.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Historic gold workings, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire (5.7 km), Glengeith, settlement, bastle house and field system (5.9 km), Bodsberry Hill,fort (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Glencaple,platform settlement 600m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Glencaple,platform settlement 600m NW of stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.