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View of cutting across the ditch at the Mote of Urr, seen from the side of the mound.
SC 756410
Description View of cutting across the ditch at the Mote of Urr, seen from the side of the mound.
Date 1951 to 1953
Collection Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England
Catalogue Number SC 756410
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of E 96627 PO
Scope and Content Cutting of motte ditch, Mote of Urr, Dumfries & Galloway This photograph, taken from the side of the motte, shows an excavation trench cutting across the motte ditch. The steep-sided ditch was originally 2.74m deep, providing a formidable obstacle for an attacker to cross. Towns often developed around mottes. This was the case at Urr, but the town and market place failed to thrive and did not outlive the medieval period. The Mote of Urr is one of the largest and best-preserved motte-and-bailey castles in Scotland. It was excavated in 1951 and 1953 by Dr Brian Hope-Taylor. These excavations demonstrated that the timber tower on top of the motte was destroyed in 1174 and immediately rebuilt on a grander scale. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES (Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England)
Licence Type: Limited
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