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<< Text Pages >> Cleat Hillfort - Artificial Mound in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by Anonymous on Saturday, 12 November 2016  Page Views: 1346

Multi-periodSite Name: Cleat Hillfort
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Artificial Mound
 Nearest Village: Staffin
Map Ref: NG440670
Latitude: 57.620058N  Longitude: 6.28891W
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.
3 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.
3 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
4

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Possible Hillfort / Earthworks? Quiraing, Isle of Skye

Latitude 57°37'14.06"N Longitude 6°17'16.52"W

Two walls made of piled stone, about 75cm high, can be seen between the edge of the site and the cliff

Raised platforms cover the site, and a trench (150cm deep) can be seen.
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Possible hillfort or earthworks - thoughts anyone? by Andy B on Saturday, 12 November 2016
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Have a look at the attached PDF
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b5sqethxbi8z8j1/quirang_site.pdf?dl=0

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Sent in by Paul Appleby paul at paulappleby.co.uk
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