<< Our Photo Pages >> Hill of Barra - Hillfort in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hill of Barra Alternative Name: Barra HillCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Hillfort
Map Ref: NJ803257
Latitude: 57.321424N Longitude: 2.328752W
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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golux visited on 1st Jan 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Access by sign-posted route (1.15km): from the roundabout on the S side of Oldmeldrum where the B97170 meets the bypass, walk N as if entering Oldmeldrum and take the first right onto the surfaced road running S towards Hill of Barra; at the first house (which rejoices in the name "Blankets") take the path S through the woodland, cross the fence by the stile and continue S along the field edge; cross the footbridge, cross the fence by the stile then continue S following the fence towards the hilltop. Beware cattle and electrified fences.
(Contrary to the caption below bobs' photo, no gorse bushes are involved!)
Great views to N and W, well worth the 15 minute walk on a fine day.
megalithicmatt visited on 31st Jul 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Covers quite a big area. Earthworks are fairly visible.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 2.5
Note: Cosmic writes: This Hill Fort has three clear ramparts and encloses an area over 400 feet by 300 feet.
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