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Wardlaw Hill is an earthwork situated west of Harpercroft in Ayrshire, Scotland, and is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM306. The monument occupies a location underlain by Permian-age mafic igneous rock, part of an unnamed intrusion from the Carboniferous to Permian period. This geological foundation would have influenced both the landscape's character and the accessibility of stone for construction during the monument's use.
The earthwork survives as a landscape feature within the Ayrshire countryside, where the underlying igneous bedrock forms part of the complex geology of the region. Such earthworks in southwest Scotland typically date from the prehistoric or medieval periods, though their exact function and chronology require archaeological assessment to determine conclusively.
The site's scheduled status reflects its significance as an element of Scotland's archaeological heritage. The protection of Wardlaw Hill contributes to the conservation of Ayrshire's earthwork record, allowing future study of the monument and its place within the broader settlement patterns and land use of the region.
Wardlaw Hill,earthwork W of Harpercroft is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM306. View the official record →
Wardlaw Hill is an earthwork situated west of Harpercroft in Ayrshire, Scotland, and is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM306.
Wardlaw Hill,earthwork W of Harpercroft 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 SM306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wardlaw Hill,earthwork SSW of Harpercroft (0.3 km), Kemp Law,fort (1 km), Dundonald Castle (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wardlaw Hill,earthwork W of Harpercroft'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.
Wardlaw Hill,earthwork W of Harpercroft stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.