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Mote Hill is a barrow located 300 metres north-north-west of Coalpots Bridge in Ayrshire, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Lanark Group, a formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate deposited during the Early Devonian period. This underlying geology would have provided a stable foundation for the construction of the burial mound.
The barrow represents a form of funerary monument typical of prehistoric Britain, though the specific period of its construction cannot be determined without archaeological investigation. Such mounds served as communal or individual burial sites, their earthwork construction serving both practical and ceremonial functions for the communities that created them.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the statutory designation SM5602, recognising its archaeological significance within the wider landscape of Ayrshire. The barrow's survival as an earthwork feature preserves evidence of past burial practices and settlement patterns in this region of 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 barrow located 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mote Hill,barrow 300m NNW of Coalpots Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mote Hill,barrow 300m NNW of Coalpots Bridge stands on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.