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Mid Bracco is a hut circles site situated in Lanarkshire, Scotland, lying approximately 350 metres west of a second settlement of similar character. The monument comprises the remains of one or more prehistoric or early historic roundhouses, identifiable as low stone-built rings and depressions in the landscape. Such structures typically date to the Bronze Age or Iron Age, though occupation may have extended into the medieval period. The hut circles represent evidence of domestic settlement and subsistence activity in upland terrain.
The site lies upon bedrock composed of dolerite and tholeiitic basalt formed during the Permian period as part of an unnamed igneous intrusion of Carboniferous to Permian date. This underlying geology of igneous rock would have influenced both the character of the soils available to the settlement's inhabitants and the materials available for building construction. The exposed or near-surface stone of this geology likely provided ready-quarried material for the construction of the hut circles and their associated features.
The settlement's location in Lanarkshire places it within a region of upland settlement archaeology, where similar hut circle groups represent the archaeological signature of pastoral and mixed subsistence economies. Mid Bracco is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9664, recognising its significance as evidence for settlement patterns and land use in the Scottish uplands.
Mid Bracco, hut circles 350m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9664. View the official record →
Mid Bracco is a hut circles site situated in Lanarkshire, Scotland, lying approximately 350 metres west of a second settlement of similar character. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9664.
Mid Bracco, hut circles 350m 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 SM9664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mid Bracco, deserted farmstead (0.6 km), Drumfin, deserted settlement 200m W of (0.9 km), Duntilland Hill, cairn (1.9 km).
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Mid Bracco, hut circles 350m W of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.