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Date 20 December 2013 - 23 May 2016

Event ID 1045450

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Note

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1045450

Situated on the W shoulder of a low hill, this oval fort measures about 55m from NW to SE by 35m transversely (0.14ha) within two ramparts, the outer of which is accompanied by an external ditch. Despite attrition through cultivation, the inner rampart still stands over 2m high in places, though elsewhere, particularly on the W, it has been ploughed almost flat. In 1911 RCAHMS investigators identified small fragments of vitrified stone from the inner rampart, though no trace of any vitrifaction has been seen since. The space between the two ramparts forms a level terrace some 6m broad and fronted by the outer rampart with its external ditch, thus creating a tiered effect to the present appearance of the defences which contributes to its local prominence.

Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 23 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC0237

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