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Hyndford House crannog is an Iron Age to medieval settlement located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated 135 metres north-north-west of Hyndford House itself. The monument represents a crannog, a type of artificial or semi-artificial island dwelling constructed in shallow water, which served as a secure settlement across many centuries of Scottish history. This particular example spans the Iron Age through to the medieval period, indicating continuous or repeated occupation over a substantial timespan.
The crannog was built upon bedrock formed from the Strathclyde Group, a sequence of sedimentary rocks deposited during the Visean period of the Carboniferous era. These underlying geological deposits would have influenced the water conditions and stability of the site, affecting both the construction methods employed and the preservation of any organic remains within the waterlogged deposits. The specific geology of this locality shaped how the crannog's builders could anchor their structures and exploit the landscape's natural features.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2595, reflecting its significance as an archaeological site. Crannogs of this period offer rare insights into domestic life, subsistence practices and settlement patterns in Iron Age and medieval Scotland, with waterlogged conditions often preserving organic material that survives poorly on dry land sites.
Hyndford House,crannog 135m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2595. View the official record →
Hyndford House crannog is an Iron Age to medieval settlement located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated 135 metres north-north-west of Hyndford House itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2595.
Hyndford House,crannog 135m NNW of dates from the iron age–medieval period, and is classified as a crannog. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hyndford House,crannog 135m NNW 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 SM2595.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Kentigern's Church, Lanark (2.3 km), Corra Castle (2.4 km), New Lanark, Mill Number Four (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hyndford House,crannog 135m NNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hyndford House,crannog 135m NNW of stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.