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Balzeordie
Fort (Period Unknown)
Site Name Balzeordie
Classification Fort (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 286442
Site Number NO56SE 307
NGR NO 5600 6473
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/286442
- Council Angus
- Parish Menmuir
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO56SE 307 5600 6473
This fort, which is situated on a low ridge bounded by a gully to the N and lying to the E of Balzeordie farmsteading, has been recorded as cropmarks on oblique aerial photography (RCAHMSAP 2005). The fort is oval on plan and bordered by two ditches. There is an entrance on the SSW. Other cropmarks of unknown origin lie adjacent to the fort.
Information from RCAHMS (VLW) 14 February 2007
Note (2 June 2015 - 18 May 2016)
Cropmarks have revealed the site of a minor fortification NNE of Balzeordie on a low ridge separated by two shallow dens that drop gently down towards the E, The N side is lost in the coniferous shelter belt that fills Balzeordie Den, but the enclosure is probably oval on plan, measuring about 75m from E to W by 60m transversely (0.35ha) within twin ditches set about 6m apart; the inner ditch is between 2m and 3m in breadth, but the outer is nowhere more than 2m, and allowing for the presence of upcast ramparts the interior probably extended to about 0.27ha. There is an entrance on the SW.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 18 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC3089
