Abercorn

Cropmarks have revealed a fort occupying the W end of a low rise above the steep escarpment dropping down to the SE bank of the Midhope Burn. Probably oval on plan, only the eastern part of the enclosure is visible, measuring about 60m across within twin ditches and as much as another third may lie hidden in the plantation on the SW or beneath the minor public road to Abercorn on the NW. The ditches are between 2m and 4m in breadth, the inner generally being the broader, and are set about 7m apart; their projected course suggests that the interior may measure as much as 90m from E to W by 60m transversely (0,5ha). No entrances are visible and the only features within the interior are traces of rig and furrow.

Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 18 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC3689

An interpretative transcription, or mapping, of information on oblique aerial photographs was produced on 29 March 2019.