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Hamilton High Parks is a prehistoric earthwork situated 475 metres north-east of High Parks Farm in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The monument comprises an upstanding linear or curvilinear defence constructed to exploit the landscape of this coalfield region. The underlying geology of Scottish Coal Measures—predominantly mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interbedded with coal seams and ironstone—would have provided suitable material for construction, though the ferricrete layer characteristic of weathered ironstone may have influenced the monument's placement and durability.
The earthwork's form and setting suggest it served a defensive or territorial function typical of later prehistoric communities in central Scotland. Its survival as an upstanding feature indicates substantial original construction, likely comprising banks and ditches that exploited the natural topography of the High Parks area. The monument's position within the Coal Measures landscape reflects the strategic and resource considerations of its builders.
Hamilton High Parks is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM10727, recognising its archaeological and historical significance within the Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement patterns of Lanarkshire.
Hamilton High Parks, earthwork 475m NE of High Parks Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10727. View the official record →
Hamilton High Parks is a prehistoric earthwork situated 475 metres north-east of High Parks Farm in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10727.
Hamilton High Parks, earthwork 475m NE of High Parks Farm 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 SM10727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hamilton High Parks, park pale (0.2 km), Cadzow Castle (0.3 km), Netherton Cross, cross, Hamilton Old Parish Kirk (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hamilton High Parks, earthwork 475m NE of High Parks Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hamilton High Parks, earthwork 475m NE of High Parks Farm stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.