© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Mote Hill is a Bronze Age barrow situated approximately 300 metres north-north-west of Coalpots Bridge in Ayrshire, Scotland. The monument comprises an earthen mound that represents a funerary structure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as burial monuments for individuals of social standing within prehistoric communities. The site is recorded within the Canmore archaeological database maintained by Historic Environment Scotland under designation SM5602, reflecting its statutory protection as a scheduled monument. The barrow's survival in the Ayrshire landscape provides evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in south-west Scotland.
Mote Hill,barrow 300m NNW of Coalpots Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5602. View the official record →
Mote Hill is a Bronze Age barrow situated approximately 300 metres north-north-west of Coalpots Bridge in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5602.
Mote Hill,barrow 300m NNW of Coalpots Bridge 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 SM5602.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dow Hill,fort (1.3 km), Houdston Hill,enclosure 300m SSW of Drumrannie Bridge (1.3 km), Shalloch Hill,palisaded enclosure 350m S of Shallochpark (1.6 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Mote Hill,barrow 300m NNW of Coalpots Bridge