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North Shortcleugh,platform settlement 1500m east of

A Scheduled Monument in Clydesdale East, South Lanarkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.4403 / 55°26'25"N

Longitude: -3.672 / 3°40'19"W

OS Eastings: 294320

OS Northings: 617541

OS Grid: NS943175

Mapcode National: GBR 25SJ.TM

Mapcode Global: WH5TR.KJN7

Entry Name: North Shortcleugh,platform settlement 1500m E of

Scheduled Date: 23 October 1980

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4296

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement

Location: Crawford

County: South Lanarkshire

Electoral Ward: Clydesdale East

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

Description

The monument consists of five platforms, which lie 1.2km WNW of Elvanfoot Village. They range in width from 10-14m and lie on a SW/NE line along the 335m contour.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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RCAHMS records the site as NS91NW 5.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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