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<< Image Pages >> Hownam Law Hillfort - Hillfort in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by durhamnature on Thursday, 20 September 2012  Page Views: 5242

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hownam Law Hillfort Alternative Name: Hounam Law, Hounam Hill
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Scottish Borders Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: NT7964022000
Latitude: 55.491367N  Longitude: 2.323778W
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.
no data 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.
no data 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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Hownam Law Hillfort
Hownam Law Hillfort submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the fort from Berwickshire Naturalists via archive.org Site in Scottish Borders Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Scottish Borders

Canmore site 58271

Hillfort between the Kale Water and the Bowmont Water, on the edge of the Cheviot Hills.
There is a very thorough description in Canmore.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NT7922 : Pools, Hownam Law by Callum Black
by Callum Black
©2011(licence)
NT7921 : Summit of Hownam Law by Calum McRoberts
by Calum McRoberts
©2008(licence)
NT7921 : Hownam Law by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2018(licence)
NT7921 : Hownam Law from Raeshaw Fell by Andrew Curtis
by Andrew Curtis
©2013(licence)
NT7921 : At the summit of Hownam Law by James T M Towill
by James T M Towill
©2023(licence)

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