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Trostrie Mote is a medieval motte located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of Hawick Group wacke, a hard sedimentary stone dating from the Wenlock period of the Silurian era. This local geology provided a naturally stable foundation for the earthwork, which would have supported a timber fortress during the medieval period.
The motte itself represents a common form of Norman and post-Norman defensive architecture in Britain and its territories. These mound-based structures typically comprised a raised earthen platform crowned with timber fortifications, often accompanied by an associated bailey or outer enclosure. The design proved effective for controlling territory and communications across the landscape of early medieval Scotland.
Trostrie Mote is protected under the Historic Environment Scotland scheduling system as monument reference SM1133, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The monument survives as a visible earthwork within the Kirkcudbrightshire landscape, providing evidence of medieval settlement patterns and defensive organisation in the southwest of Scotland during a crucial period of the nation's development.
Trostrie Mote,motte is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1133. View the official record →
Trostrie Mote is a medieval motte located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1133.
Trostrie Mote,motte dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Trostrie Mote,motte 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 SM1133.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkcudbright Castle (6.9 km), Maclellan's Castle (6.9 km), Fort, 335 NE of Low Kirkland (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Trostrie Mote,motte'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.
Trostrie Mote,motte stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.