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<< Text Pages >> Rob's Reed - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 18 November 2012  Page Views: 2680

Multi-periodSite Name: Rob''s Reed Alternative Name: Pitscandly Hill
Country: Scotland County: Angus Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NO49065243
Latitude: 56.660868N  Longitude: 2.832602W
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
5

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Dun in Angus

This circular dun has 32 m in diameter, there are no obvious remains of an entrance. NW of the dun there is a square earthwork, possibly stock enclosure.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO4852 : Ruined quarry cottage on Pitscandly Hill by Gwen and James Anderson
by Gwen and James Anderson
©2010(licence)
NO4952 : Woodland, Wemyss by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2009(licence)
NO4952 : Clocksbriggs by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2006(licence)
NO4952 : South side of Pitscandly Hill by Scott Cormie
by Scott Cormie
©2020(licence)
NO4852 : West end of Pitscandly Hill, near Forfar by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2013(licence)

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