<< Text Pages >> Dun Gotter - Hillfort in Scotland in Renfrewshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun Gotter Alternative Name: Castle Hill, Gotter Linn, South GibbalstonCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.8 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Renfrewshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Port Glasgow Nearest Village: Quarrier's Village
Map Ref: NS3458666033
Latitude: 55.859020N Longitude: 4.644463W
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 |
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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 |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Hillfort in Renfrewshire
Dun Gotter is located on a rocky promontory overlooking the Gotter Water in the Renfrewshire Countryside.
Situated about 120m above sea level, it has a rough oval shape to it and measures approximately 70m x 50m.
The perimeter is defined on the N, W and S sides by traces of a denuded stone wall running along the edge of the steep natural slopes. When "F. Newall" was investigating the Dun in 1964 the Rampart remains were 3m wide and 30cm high. The entrance is in the middle of the East side and the scarp from the SE continues past the entrance on the inside to form a passage leading up into the interior.
The Dun is now surrounded by trees, and with several waterfalls nearby it is a peaceful place. When cleared of trees the people inside the Dun would have had great views of the land below to the North.
For more information : Canmore ID 42299
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