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<< Text Pages >> Shannabank Hill - Hillfort in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 14 June 2011  Page Views: 3979

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Shannabank Hill
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Abbey St. Bathans
Map Ref: NT75096292
Latitude: 55.858819N  Longitude: 2.399517W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Hillfort in Scottish Borders

A multivallate hillfort with two rings of ramparts and 73 x 55 m dimensions.
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NT7562 : Summit area, Shannabank Hill by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2019(licence)
NT7462 : Road to Abbey St Bathan's by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2019(licence)
NT7462 : Farm house at the side of Abbey St. Bathans road by James Denham
by James Denham
©2009(licence)
NT7462 : Farm track fording the Monynut Water by James Denham
by James Denham
©2009(licence)
NT7462 : Pasture by the Monynut Water by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2023(licence)

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