Kirkhill Mote
Motte (Medieval)
Site Name Kirkhill Mote
Classification Motte (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Lincluden College; Mote Of Lincluden
Canmore ID 65582
Site Number NX97NE 5
NGR NX 9667 7787
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65582
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Terregles (Kirkcudbrightshire)
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX97NE 5 9667 7787.
(NX 9667 7787) Motte (NR)
OS 1:10000 map (1978)
A Norman motte, later terraced as part of a pleasance, adjoins Lincluden College (NX97NE 4).
S Piggott and W D Simpson 1970
The E side of this motte is defined by a ditch, 22 ft wide and 4 ft deep; this appears as a terrace on the W side. There are three further terraces on the sides of the motte, which is 33 ft high; they average only a few feet in breadth. The summit measures some 25 ft by 15 ft. (The enclosure shown on plan to the N is noted on NX97NE 4.)
RCAHMS 1914, visited 1912; F R Coles 1893
This motte, which is as described, with four terraces, is well-preserved. The oval summit measures 6 m by 4 m; it is 6 m to 8 m high. The earthworks shown on plan E and S of the motte are the banks of an old plantation.
Visited by OS (JLD) 6 December 1960
