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Hamilton - Netherton Motte

Nearest town: Hamilton

Site type: historic site

Access: Public

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: South Lanarkshire

Country: Scotland

Grid ref: NS72695662

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 13-Aug-15

Recorded by: Chris Morisson

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: Netherton Motte is a castle mound with no ditch. Little or nothing seems to be known of the history of this hill. It has been described as probably a Medieval mote with a maximum height above the adjacent ground level of 2.5 metres, and a diameter on top averaging 18.2 metres.