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Ladymuir is a settlement situated 2.3 kilometres west of Renfrewshire in south-western Scotland. The site occupies bedrock composed of Dinantian extrusive rocks—mafic lava and tuff formed during the Mississippian period of the Carboniferous era. This ancient volcanic geology has shaped both the landscape and the practical possibilities for habitation and land use throughout the site's history.
The settlement's archaeological and historical significance has been recognised through its scheduling as a protected monument by Historic Environment Scotland, designated under reference SM12887. This protection reflects the site's importance to understanding settlement patterns and land occupation in this region of Renfrewshire.
Ladymuir represents the kind of dispersed rural settlement typical of south-western Scotland, where communities adapted to the local terrain and geology. The volcanic bedrock underlying the site would have influenced drainage, soil formation, and the availability of stone for building and other practical purposes throughout the centuries of occupation.
Ladymuir, settlement 2.3km W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12887. View the official record →
Ladymuir is a settlement situated 2.3 kilometres west of Renfrewshire in south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12887.
Ladymuir, settlement 2.3km W 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 SM12887.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knockmade Hill, homestead (3.9 km), Duchal Castle (4.3 km), Burnbank Water, settlement 1740m S of Hillside (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ladymuir, settlement 2.3km W of'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.
Ladymuir, settlement 2.3km W of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.