Overview
Corplaw Hill is recorded as Bank (earthwork)(s) (period Unassigned), Dyke(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) in Scotland East Renfrewshire. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Corplaw Hill as Bank (earthwork)(s) (period Unassigned), Dyke(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval).
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Corplaw Hill as Bank (earthwork)(s) (period Unassigned), Dyke(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval).
How it was made and used
The label Bank (earthwork)(s) (period Unassigned), Dyke(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Bank (earthwork)(s) (period Unassigned), Dyke(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Bank (earthwork)(s) (period Unassigned), Dyke(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Corplaw Hill matters as a recorded bank (earthwork)(s) (period unassigned), dyke(s) (period unassigned), enclosure(s) (period unassigned), rig and furrow (medieval) - (post medieval) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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