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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cairn Pat - Hillfort in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Monday, 03 October 2022  Page Views: 833

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cairn Pat
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.483 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Stranraer  Nearest Village: Lochans
Map Ref: NX04425632
Latitude: 54.863321N  Longitude: 5.049013W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
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markj99 visited on 2nd Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 A concrete road heading N off the A77 between Lochans and Portpatrick gives access to Cairn Pat Hill Fort. The modern antenna dominates Cairn Pat hill. There is a panoramic 360° view from the summit.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : Cairn Pat Hillfort viewed from W. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Dumfries and Galloway

There was a hillfort on the summit of Cairn Pat, a natural defensive stronghold rising to 182m above Sea Level. The hillfort has steep sides on the N, E & W flanks affording natural protection. There are intermittent traces of a double rampart defence round the perimeter of the hill giving further security to the occupiers. On the gentler slopes of the S flank there are traces of secondary and tertiary ramparts. The oval enclosure measures c. 130 yards N-S & 110 yards E-W. Cairn Pat hill is now dominated by a tall antenna and radio station building, erected on the centre of the enclosure. A track from the S cuts through the SE Arc of the ramparts leading to Cairn Pat Radio Station. An OS Trig Point c. 20 yards N of the antenna is the only other feature within the enclosure. Canmore ID 60559 provides a fuller description of Cairn Pat Hillfort.
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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : Trig Point in Enclosure of Cairn Pat Hillfort viewed from S. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : Summit of Cairn Pat in Enclosure of Hillfort viewed from E. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : Cairn Pat Hillfort viewed from E. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : E Arc of Inner Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfort, c. 80 yards E of Antenna. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : Cairn Pat Hillfort viewed from N. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : N Arc of Outer Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfort, c. 90 yards N of Antenna.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : N Arc of Inner Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfort, c. 80 yards N of Antenna.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : W Arc of Outer Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfort, c. 90 yards W of Antenna.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : W Arc of Inner Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfor, c. 70 yards W of Antenna.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : Enclosure of Cairn Pat Hillfort viewed from S.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : S Arc of Inner Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfort, c. 90 yards S of Antenna.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : S Arc of Outer Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfort, c. 100 yards S of Antenna.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : S Arc of Secondary Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfort, c. 110 yards S of Antenna.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : S Arc of Tertiary Rampart of Cairn Pat Hillfort, c. 140 yards S of Antenna.

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Cairn Pat submitted by markj99 : Cairn Pat Hillfort viewed from S.

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Re: Directions to Cairn Pat by markj99 on Monday, 03 October 2022
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Directions to Cairn Pat Hillfort:
Take the A77 heading S out of Stranraer. Turn right for Portpatrick c. 1.5 miles from Stranraer. Stay on the A77 through Lochans for c. 2 miles to reach a concrete road signed as a Path to Cairnpat. You can drive c. 0.3 miles up the road to park at a water tank. The road deteriorates from here, so it is advisable to walk the final 0.5 miles N to Cairn Pat Hillfort.
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