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Field Visit
Date 9 January 2013 - 10 January 2013
Event ID 994135
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/994135
NN 9295 5130 A measured survey was carried out, 9–10 January 2013, of the fort which is mostly covered by dense heather. The fort is defended by largely collapsed stone ramparts and an annexee is located on the SW side. A modern stone dyke cuts across the fort, which has been damaged by the construction of a sheepfold across the W part of the annexee, and the construction of c15 marker cairns on the E rampart. Recent felling of trees on the S and W sides has created a better view of the fort from a distance. The monument appears to be very stable with few signs of any significant damage, the only issues being minor erosion scars in the footpath leading into and across the fort.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Forest Trust – Forestry Commission Scotland
Sorina Spanou and Magnar Dalland, Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2013
(Source: DES)
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Castle Dow
Fort (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 26356 |
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DP 269000
General view of sheep fold, direction SW
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
9/1/2013
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DP 269001
General view of interior of sheep fold, direction SW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269002
Sheepfold. NE half of SE external elevation, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269003
Sheepfold. SE half of NE external elevation, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269004
Sheepfold. SE external elevation, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269005
View along dyke at S corner of sheepfold, direction S
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9/1/2013
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DP 269006
Sheepfold. General view of S corner, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269007
Sheepfold. View along SW wall, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269008
Sheepfold. Entrance in SW wall, direction NE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269009
Sheepfold. Internal view towards S corner, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269010
Sheepfold. Internal view towards cell on E side of the fold, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269011
Sheepfold. View of cell on E side of the fold, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269012
Sheepfold. Entrances leading in from the NW side, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269013
Sheepfold. General view of S interior, direction W
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9/1/2013
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DP 269014
Sheepfold. View of cell at E corner, direction SW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269015
Sheepfold. View of cell at N corner, direction NE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269016
Sheepfold. Entrance in NW wall, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269017
Sheepfold. View of cells along NW side, direction NE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269018
Sheepfold. View of dyke extending from SW wall, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269019
Sheepfold. View of cells along NW side, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269020
Sheepfold. General view, direction S
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9/1/2013
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DP 269021
Cairn 1, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269022
Cairn 2, direction S
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9/1/2013
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DP 269023
Cairn 3, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269024
Cairn 4, direction SSE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269025
Cairn 5, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269026
Cairn 6, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269027
Cairn 7, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269028
Cairn 8, direction NE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269029
Cairn 9, direction WSW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269030
Cairn 10, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269031
Cairn 11, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269032
Cairn 12, direction NNW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269033
Cairn 13, direction NE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269034
Cairn 14, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269035
Cairn 15, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269037
Remains of outer face of main rampart to the E of the junction with the annexe, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269038
Remains of outer face of main rampart to the E of the junction with the annexe, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269039
Junction of the main rampart and E end of annexe, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269040
Hollow inside the E annexe rampart, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269041
Hollow at the E corner of the rampart, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269042
View along outer face of main rampart to the W of the junction with the annexe, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269043
Small square feature built into the annexe rampart, direction SW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269044
Small square feature built into the annexe rampart, direction NE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269045
Small square feature built into the annexe rampart, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269046
Small square feature built into the annexe rampart, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269047
D-shaped feature built up against the external face of the annexe rampart, direction W
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9/1/2013
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DP 269048
D-shaped feature built up against the external face of the annexe rampart, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269049
D-shaped feature built up against the external face of the annexe rampart, direction S
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9/1/2013
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DP 269050
D-shaped feature built up against the external face of the annexe rampart, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269051
Animal bones visible under stone in D-shaped feature, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269052
Remains of outer face of annexe rampart to the W of D-shaped feature, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269053
Remains of outer face of annexe rampart to the E of the entrance, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269054
Entrance into the annexe to the S, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269055
Entrance into the annexe to the S, direction S
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9/1/2013
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DP 269056
Remains of outer face of annexe rampart to the W of the entrance, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269057
View along the annexe rampart, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269058
View along dyke running up to the S corner of the sheep fold, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269059
View along low ridge and shallow hollows along the outside of the projected line of the annexe rampart, direction ESE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269060
View along low ridge along the outside of the projected line of the annexe rampart, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269061
View towards the NW end of the low ridge along the outside of the projected line of the annexe rampart, direction SSE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269062
View along an intermittend bank parallell with and outside W annexe rampart , direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269063
View along the W annexe rampart , direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269064
View along the N end of the W annexe rampart , direction SW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269065
Entrance into the main fort from the N end of the annexe, direction SW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269066
View towards the entrance into the main fort from the N end of the annexe, direction S
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9/1/2013
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DP 269067
View along the main rampart to the N of the annexe, direction S
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9/1/2013
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DP 269068
Sligthly eroded path along the main rampart on the N side of the fort, direction W
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9/1/2013
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DP 269069
Slight bank indicating the line of the rampart on the N side of the fort, direction E
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9/1/2013
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DP 269070
View along rampart rubble at the SE corner of the fort, direction S
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9/1/2013
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DP 269071
View along the main rampart to the S of the entrance into the annexe, direction SSE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269072
View along main rampart towards the NW corner of the fort, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269074
Small cairn (Cairn 16) built on top of the main rampart near the SW corner of the fort., direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269075
View along outer face of main rampart to the W of the junction with the annexe, direction W
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9/1/2013
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DP 269076
View along main rampart on the S side of the fort, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269077
View towards the N end of the fort, direction NW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269078
Erosion in path leading up to Cairn 12, direction ENE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269079
Sheepfold. General view, direction W
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9/1/2013
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DP 269080
Sheepfold. General view, direction SW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269081
View towards cairns along the rampart at the NE corner of the fort, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269082
View towards Cairns 12-14 along the rampart along the E side of the fort, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269083
View towards Cairns 6, 8 and 11 along the rampart along the E side of the fort, direction N
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9/1/2013
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DP 269084
View towards Cairns 4, 6 and 8 along the rampart at the NE corner of the fort, direction NNW
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9/1/2013
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DP 269085
Low Cairns 9 and 10 with Cairns 8 and 11 in the bacground, direction NE
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9/1/2013
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DP 269086
View towards Cairns 12-15 along the rampart along the E side of the fort, direction SE
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9/1/2013
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Archive from archaeological measured survey at Castle Dow Fort, Strathtay
Illustrations from an archaeological measured survey at Castle Dow Fort, Strathtay
Digital photos from an archaeological measured survey at Castle Dow Fort, Strathtay
