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Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill is a prehistoric dwelling site located in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The monument comprises the remains of a circular house platform typical of Iron Age upland settlement in western Scotland. The site sits on bedrock composed of Dinantian extrusive rocks, ancient mafic lavas and tuffs formed during the Mississippian period, which creates the underlying geology of this moorland landscape.
The hut circle exemplifies the form of domestic occupation that characterised the Scottish Highlands and upland areas during the later prehistoric period. Such structures generally comprised a circular or sub-circular depression marking the floor level, with stone foundations and a thatched or turf superstructure. The location at Lurg Moor, at relatively high elevation on open moorland, reflects the pattern of pastoral settlement that would have exploited seasonal grazing and moorland resources.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the statutory designation SM12800. Archaeological investigation of comparable hut circles in the region has established the typology and approximate chronology of such sites, though individual examples often remain undated without excavation. The survival of such earthworks on the moorland surface preserves important evidence of upland settlement patterns and prehistoric land use in this part of Renfrewshire.
Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12800. View the official record →
Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill is a prehistoric dwelling site located in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12800.
Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill 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 SM12800.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Muiredge, cairn 1050m W of (2.7 km), High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of (3.6 km), Garvock, cairn 780m ENE of (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.