Publication Account
Date 1986
Event ID 1017317
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1017317
The fort on this 193m OD grassy hill appears to be of two phases represented by a pair of ramparts and ditches surrounding a (?later) stone-walled enclosure. The defences are best preserved in the north and north-east, where the ramparts are a maximum of 2m high. The outer defences reduce to one line on the craggy west side; there is an additional, outer bank and ditch on the north-west The single entrance is at the east, where a 4m wide passage, edged with stones, runs through all three lines of defence. (The gap on the north is recent)
The presence of a wood on the hill until the 19th century has ensured the survival of the medieval rig and furrow cultivation on the summit and nrthern slopes. There is a tradition that John Comyn, earl of Buchan, camped here before his defeat at the hands of Bruce in the battle of Barra in 1307.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: Grampian’, (1986).