Publication Account

Date 1996

Event ID 1016469

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

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This oval enclosure, which crowns a shoulder of the rounded, 352m OD hill near the top of Strathbogie, is typical of the simple later prehistoric forts of Grampian. It consists of a sha llow ditch, 4m wide and 1m deep, with a stony bank on its inner edge and a slight bank on the outer edge. The entrance is at the north-eastern end. The subdued defences and the dead ground surrounding the fort, especially to north and east, suggest that defence was not an overwhelming priority for the builders.

Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: Aberdeen and North-East Scotland’, (1996).