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Note
Date 6 November 2015 - 18 May 2016
Event ID 1044991
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1044991
The remains of a fort are situated on the summit of Blackford Hill, but the ramparts are very heavily robbed and few details of its size or shape have been recorded. Probably roughly D-shaped on plan, backing onto the cliff-edge along the S flank, its defences comprise two ramparts, which are most clearly visible on the N and NE, springing from the cliff edge on the SE. The Scheduling inspector estimated the interior at 70m from E to W by 50m transversely, an area of about 0.3ha. There is one entrance on the E, while the OS noted a possible second close to where they found a sector of inner rampart at the cliff-edge on the SW. The interior is featureless, but the Scheduling inspector in 1997 noted the footings of four round-houses on an area of level ground immediately E of the defences.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 18 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC3714
