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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carradale Point Hillfort - Hillfort in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by Spindrift on Sunday, 30 September 2018  Page Views: 2065

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Carradale Point Hillfort
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.007 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Argyll Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Cambeltown  Nearest Village: Carradale
Map Ref: NR81513649
Latitude: 55.572941N  Longitude: 5.467356W
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.
5 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.
3 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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Carradale Hill Fort
Carradale Hill Fort submitted by Spindrift : Excellent example of vitrified rock from the wall of this spectacular location in Kintyre. GR 8152 3652 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Argyll

Iron age hillfort in a spectacular location surrounded by the sea at high tide.
This site has some very nice examples of vitrified rock in it's walls.
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Carradale Point Hillfort
Carradale Point Hillfort submitted by Spindrift : Example of vitrified rocks at Carradale Hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NR8136 : Carradale Point by Patrick Mackie
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NR8136 : Cairn, Carradale Point by Mick Garratt
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NR8136 : Carraig an Leim. by Steve Partridge
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