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Note
Date 3 July 2014 - 23 May 2016
Event ID 1045639
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1045639
This fort is situated on the summit of Carby Hill and its wall was heavily robbed of stones in the 1820s. Nevertheless, it is oval on plan and measures about 86m from NNE to SSW by 68m transversely (0.48ha) within a band of rubble spread up to 8m in thickness on the S. The wall probably measured in the order of 3m in thickness, though the only evidence of either face is a short run of the outer on the SE; a later field wall extending around its inner margin may mask the line of the inner face. Four gaps in the line of the wall have been noted, one on the SW, another on the NNW and two on the E; that on the SW has the appearance of being original and the status of the others is uncertain. Within the interior the stone footings of at least six round-houses can be seen; they measure in the order of 7m in internal diameter and one appears to have a concentric bank around it.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 23 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC1130
