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Note
Date 4 September 2014 - 23 May 2016
Event ID 1044846
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1044846
What are probably the remains of a heavily-robbed fort enclose the top of Castlethorn, which forms the local summit of the SW spur of Gormyre Hill. Its rampart has been reduced to little more than a low stony bank, which encloses an oval area measuring about 60m from NNE to SSW by 45m transversely (0.21ha) and includes both the summit of the knoll and a lower terrace on the N. There are also the remains of a bank 2m thick enclosing the summit area, which measures no more than 34m from NE to SW by 26m transversely (0.07ha). The entrance to the fort, which is on the W, is marked by two upright slabs set some 8m apart and measuring 0.6m and 0.5m high respectively.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 23 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC1841
