<< Text Pages >> Barr Hill Fort - Hillfort in Scotland in Renfrewshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Barr Hill Fort Alternative Name: Kilbarchan HillfortCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.885 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Renfrewshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Johnstone Nearest Village: Kilbarchan
Map Ref: NS40946365
Latitude: 55.839769N Longitude: 4.541659W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
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Hillfort in Renfrewshire
Barr Hill Fort was located at the summit of a small hill in the Renfrewshire countryside.
It was situated 98m above sea level, on plan it had a D-shape to it with an approx size of 70m x 45m (0.25ha)
First documented in the Statistical Account of 1795, the minister writing the report wrote that the Rampart was composed of loose stones about 90cm high.
In 1856 it was described as being defended on the North by perpendicular cliffs, and on the other sides it was approached by a long, steep ascent. There was still a semicircular Rampart of loose stones about 90cm high.
By 1895 the interior had been planted with trees, and when it was visited by OS in 1951 all traces of the HillFort had been destroyed by an Asphalt quarry.
For more information : Canmore ID 43217
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