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Midlock is a platform settlement situated approximately 1000 metres east-south-east of its reference point in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The settlement is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM4757. Platform settlements of this type represent a distinctive form of prehistoric or early medieval occupation, where communities levelled or utilised natural slopes to create level ground for domestic structures and activity areas.
The site rests upon bedrock of the Portpatrick Formation and Glenwhargen Formation, undifferentiated wacke deposits formed during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician. This geology would have presented both opportunities and constraints to the settlement's builders: wacke is relatively hard stone suitable for tool-making and construction, yet the local terrain's inherent slopes necessitated the platform engineering that defines sites of this class.
Midlock's preservation within Lanarkshire's archaeological record contributes to understanding settlement patterns in upland and marginal landscape zones of Scotland. The specific topographical adaptation evident at this location reflects broader strategies employed by communities to exploit challenging terrain for habitation and resource access.
Midlock,platform settlement 1000m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4757. View the official record →
Midlock is a platform settlement situated approximately 1000 metres east-south-east of its reference point in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Midlock,platform settlement 1000m ESE 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 SM4757.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glengeith, settlement, bastle house and field system (4.6 km), Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road (4.7 km), Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane (5.7 km).
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Midlock,platform settlement 1000m ESE of stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.