Kirkeoch Hill
Fort (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Kirkeoch Hill
Classification Fort (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 63887
Site Number NX64NE 1
NGR NX 6609 4966
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Twynholm
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX64NE 1 6609 4966.
(NX 6610 4966) Fort (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1910)
(Not in ONB) 'Kirkeoch Hill' is a fairly steep-sided hill with a flat top. The published site occupies the highest point and commands extensive views, including the whole of the Dee estuary to the south. No trace of a fort could be found and enquiries at Kirkeoch farm proved negative.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 21 January 1971.
