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Submitted by markj99 on Thursday, 25 July 2024 Page Views: 796
Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: DuniewickCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 6.662 km away from the location you searched for.
County: South Ayrshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Girvan Nearest Village: Ballantrae
Map Ref: NX11628515
Latitude: 55.124812N Longitude: 4.955967W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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markj99 visited on 17th Jul 2024 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Duniewick Hillfort is sited on Duniewick Crag, a large natural knoll on the NW slope of Knockdolian. It is possible to visit Knockdolian Cairn on the summit of Knockdolian given enough time and energy.
Duniewick Hillfort is constructed on Duniewick Crag, a large natural knoll on the NE slopes of Knockdolian, c. 2 miles NE of Ballantrae in South Ayrshire. Dunniewick Crag has near vertical rocky flanks on the S and E providing natural defence. There are steep grassy slopes on the N and W, supplemented by a ditch at the base of the crag. The ditch measures up to 10 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Access to the summit is via an angled rock slab on the W flank. The summit plain slopes gently S-N. It has extensive grass cover making observation difficult. There is an earth rampart round the perimeter with a gap in the W flank for the entrance. Canmore ID 61960 estimates that the rampart is "up to 5.6m in thickness and 0.9m in height". Canmore further states that the enclosure measures c. 30m E-W and 25m N-S. The enclosure is flat and featureless.
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