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North Shortcleugh is a platform settlement located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, approximately 1500 metres east of the settlement's named reference point. The monument sits upon bedrock composed of Portpatrick and Glenwhargen formations, undifferentiated Caradocian wacke deposits laid down in the Ordovician period. This geology has shaped both the landscape and the settlement's physical character.
Platform settlements of this type represent domestic occupation sites, typically dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age, where inhabitants levelled or utilised natural slopes to create level building platforms. The wacke bedrock at North Shortcleugh would have required considerable effort to prepare, suggesting sustained investment in the settlement's establishment and maintenance.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM4296, reflecting its archaeological significance within the regional settlement pattern. The platform settlement form demonstrates the adaptation of communities to Lanarkshire's undulating terrain, providing evidence of prehistoric land-use strategies and domestic organisation in south-central Scotland.
North Shortcleugh,platform settlement 1500m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4296. View the official record →
North Shortcleugh is a platform settlement located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, approximately 1500 metres east of the settlement's named reference point.
North Shortcleugh,platform settlement 1500m E 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 SM4296.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Air Cleuch,cairns 1300m S of Glengeith (2.3 km), Crookedstane,platform settlement 1300m W of (2.6 km), Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane (3.2 km).
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North Shortcleugh,platform settlement 1500m E of stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.