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Field Visit
Date 6 July 1911
Event ID 1117071
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1117071
Hill Fort, near Laggan Loch.
On an isolated, round, low hill, rising to an elevation of some 250' above sea level, separated from the S. cliffs of Carleton Fell by a narrow glen, is. the Laggan Camp, probably an earthwork. The flanks of the hillock are steep all round, except where a neck towards the NW. connects it with the Fell. The enceinte upon the summit has been circular. On the ridge of the hill at the E. end is a ditch some 20' wide, and 5' below the crest of the scarp, with a mound to the outside. Along the sides and also on the N. the remains of the defences are slight and ill defined. At the NW., where appears to have been the entrance, the defences have consisted of two terraces about 12' wide, one about 8' below the other. The situation is by nature strong and secluded, sheltered on the N. by the craggy face of Carleton Fell, towering 200' above it, and on the W. covered by a small loch lying at the base of the hillock. It looks out to sea, and is separated from the shore by, the steep heughs.
O.M.S., WIGTOWN, xxxv. NW. ("Camp").
Visited 6th July 1911.
