<< Our Photo Pages >> Kildoon Hillfort - Hillfort in Scotland in South Ayrshire
Submitted by markj99 on Wednesday, 13 July 2022 Page Views: 466
Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kildoon HillfortCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.934 km away from the location you searched for.
County: South Ayrshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Maybole Nearest Village: Crosshill
Map Ref: NS29860738
Latitude: 55.330949N Longitude: 4.683679W
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| 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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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markj99 visited on 10th Jul 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 There is a farm track for the first 0.5 mile followed by 0.25 mile along an undulating ridge to Kildoon Fort. There are extensive views in all directions from the fort.
Kildoon Fort is located on the E end of a E-W ridge c. 1.5 miles S of Maybole. The oval enclosure, measuring c. 60 yards E-W by 30 yards N-S, is protected by natural steep slopes on the N,E & S flanks and a triple ditch & rampart system in the W flank. A monument to Charles Fergusson, Baronet of Kilkerran has been erected in the E end of Kildoon Fort enclosure. The entrance to the enclosure is in the SW corner of the inner rampart. The enclosure slopes from W-E and S-N with an undulating grassy surface. There are no features in the enclosure except for a pointed dressed recumbent stone measuring c. 4 ft long by 1.5 ft wide on the S inner rampart. Canmore ID 40829 has further details of Kildoon Hillfort.
Directions: Take the Kilkerran / Dailly road opposite the Police Station in the SW of Maybole. Follow this road out of Maybole for c. 0.7 miles past the 60 mph sign. Take the next right, an unsigned lane. Follow this road for c. 0.8 mile to reach a farm track signed for Kildoon Hill at NS 2989 0803. There is room for one car to park here, c. 50 yards N of Drummullan Farm road. Walk E up the track for c. 0.55 miles, reaching a gateway. From here head W for c. 0.25 miles along an ill defined ridge with Kildoon Hill at the E end.
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