<< Our Photo Pages >> Knock Hill Fort - Hillfort in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Knock Hill FortCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Stranraer
Map Ref: NX25505577
Latitude: 54.866182N Longitude: 4.720654W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | no data |
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This hill dominates the NW corner of the Machars. There is very little evidence left of the actual hill fort.
For futher information see Canmore ID 62146 which describes this as "oval stone walled fort measuring internally 160.0m NE-SW by 85.0m transversely. The walling remains for the most part as a 2.5m spread of stones reduced almost to ground level but can be seen for a short stretch on both the E and W sides where it is spread to a width of about 10.0m. On the NW the wall has been almost destroyed. There is an apparent entrance 5.0m wide in the SW and another gap in the ENE appearing more as a later mutilation than an original entrance. A short length of a ruined outer wall 2.5m wide is visible on the W side about 20.0m distant from the main enclosure. The rock outcrop and walling running across the enclosed area is as described but is of uncertain age and purpose. There is no trace of hut circles either within or near this fort."
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