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Greenaton Farm is an enclosed settlement situated 250 metres west-north-west of Lanarkshire in Scotland. The site comprises a defended domestic space typical of Iron Age or early medieval occupation in the region, where families and livestock were protected within a perimeter of banks or walls. Such settlements reflect the social hierarchies and farming practices of their period, with the enclosure serving both practical and symbolic purposes.
The monument sits on bedrock composed of unnamed extrusive rocks of Dinantian age, formed during the Mississippian period as mafic lava and tuff. This ancient volcanic landscape, created over 320 million years ago, would have shaped the settlement's location and the available building materials. The hard igneous geology of the area made it both challenging to construct upon and valuable in providing stone for defence works and structures.
Greenaton Farm is scheduled as an ancient monument under Historic Environment Scotland's protection, recorded as SM11214. This designation recognises the settlement's archaeological and historical significance as a record of domestic life and settlement patterns in medieval or prehistoric Lanarkshire. The enclosed form suggests a period when defended homesteads were a characteristic feature of rural settlement across southern Scotland.
Greenaton Farm, enclosed settlement 250m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11214. View the official record →
Greenaton Farm is an enclosed settlement situated 250 metres west-north-west of Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11214.
Greenaton Farm, enclosed settlement 250m WNW 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 SM11214.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnwath Golf Course,motte (1.8 km), Newbigging market cross (3.2 km), Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Greenaton Farm, enclosed settlement 250m WNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Greenaton Farm, enclosed settlement 250m WNW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.