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Alloway Mote
Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Alloway Mote
Coordinates55°25′41″N 4°37′38″W / 55.428089°N 4.627195°W / 55.428089; -4.627195
Grid referencegrid reference NS338179
TypeEarthwork
Height5 m (16 ft)
Site information
OwnerPrivate land
Open to
the public
No
ConditionEroded by the River Doon
Site history
Built12th Century
MaterialsEarth banks

The Scheduled Ancient Monument of Alloway Mote,[1] also known as the Alloway Moat or Alloway Motte, is a roughly circular earthwork[2][3] that is regarded as a possible early medieval ringwork,[3] located near the village of Alloway in South Ayrshire, Scotland.

  1. ^ "Alloway Mote". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ Smith, John (1895). Prehistoric Man in Ayrshire. Elliot Stock. p. 157.
  3. ^ a b Campbell, Thorbjorn (2003). Ayrshire. A Historical Guide. Birlinn. p. 119. ISBN 1-84158-267-0.

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