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South Mains is a homestead moat located approximately 200 metres north of South Mains farm in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. The site comprises a substantial defensive earthwork consisting of a water-filled or originally water-filled ditch encircling a raised platform, a characteristic form of medieval domestic fortification found throughout lowland Scotland. Such moated homesteads typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and served both defensive and status-signalling functions for lesser landholders and their families. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval rural settlement patterns in the West Lothian region.
South Mains,homestead moat 200m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6207. View the official record →
South Mains is a homestead moat located approximately 200 metres north of South Mains farm in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6207.
South Mains,homestead moat 200m N 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 SM6207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windywa's Silvermine, silvermine 300m SW of Wester Tartraven (2.5 km), Cairnpapple Hill, prehistoric ceremonial complex (2.6 km), Raven Craig, cairn (3 km).
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