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Middleton, hut circle and enclosure 540m WSW of Middleton is a post-medieval structure situated in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a hut circle with associated enclosure, representing domestic settlement patterns from the period following the medieval era. Such structures typically served as dwellings for rural communities whose livelihoods depended on agriculture and pastoral farming in the Scottish landscape.
The site stands on bedrock formed from Dinantian extrusive rocks of Mississippian age, comprising mafic lava and mafic tuff. This ancient volcanic geology, dating back over three hundred million years, provides the foundation for the lighter soils and moorland vegetation characteristic of upland Renfrewshire. The volcanic substrate would have influenced both the building materials available to post-medieval inhabitants and the land's agricultural potential.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12816. This scheduling recognises the significance of post-medieval rural settlement archaeology in understanding the lives of ordinary people beyond the medieval period, particularly in upland regions where such structures offer evidence of adaptation to challenging terrain and subsistence practices during the early modern era.
Middleton, hut circle and enclosure 540m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12816. View the official record →
Middleton, hut circle and enclosure 540m WSW of Middleton is a post-medieval structure situated in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12816.
Middleton, hut circle and enclosure 540m WSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circle and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Middleton, hut circle and enclosure 540m WSW 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 SM12816.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bannerbank, hut circle 965m WNW of (1.3 km), Moyne, cairn 930m E of (1.6 km), Duncarnock, fort (1.9 km).
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Middleton, hut circle and enclosure 540m WSW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.