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Date 8 June 2015 - 15 August 2016
Event ID 1044597
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1044597
Cropmarks have revealed a large palisaded fortification on the crest of the hill on the S side of the River North Esk overlooking the bridges that carry the railway and the A92 public road north from Montrose. It has been photographed on numerous occasions, but while the SW half of the perimeter is clearly defined in successive photography, and presumably heavily eroded, only the inner of the two concentric circuits is known on the NE. Circular on plan, this measures about 55m in diameter (0.24ha), while the outer, lying a little over 20m outside it is about 100m in maximum diameter (0.78ha). No entrances are visible and no structures are discernible amongst the irregular maculae within the interior.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 15 August 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC3106
