Large post-holes in octant E of motte-top.
SC 756775
Description Large post-holes in octant E of motte-top.
Date 1951
Collection Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England
Catalogue Number SC 756775
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of BP 33/01
Scope and Content Excavated post-holes, Mote of Urr, Dumfries & Galloway The excavation of the top of the motte revealed a series of post-holes with packing stones and many large iron nails. These stones would have held the large timber uprights in place. There is no doubt that a substantial timber tower crowned the site. A small market town was established outside the castle and it flourished under the protection of Walter of Berkeley, chamberlain to King William the Lion. 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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