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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cruise Back Fell
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Stranraer Nearest Village: New Luce
Map Ref: NX17946219
Latitude: 54.921109N Longitude: 4.842357W
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2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4	Short walk on a footpath
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markj99 visited on 27th Nov 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Cairn Back Fell Fort can't be seen from the New Luce road. The knoll is a feature viewable from the Southern Upland Way. The fort is a hidden gem, rarely visited by antiquarians.

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Cruise Back Fell Fort is located approx. 0.5 miles SE of Cruise Farm and around 1.3 miles south of New Luce in Dumfries and Galloway. The fort is situated on an elongated natural knoll on the summit of Cruise Back Fell. The fort is protected by steep slopes on the northern and eastern flanks. The southern flank is less steep but was protected by a stone wall. The entrance to the fort is located in a gap on the western flank which leads into the southern enclosure

. The flat interior of the enclosure measures c. 36 feet N-S and 24 feet E-W, bounded by a rock wall in the E. There is a stone structure in the S end of the knoll, said to be a sheep ree by Canmore 61644. The upper N Enclosure is separated from the lower by a tumbledown low wall on a slope. The N Enclosure has a subcircular flat interior c. 24 feet in diameter surrounded by a low circle of scattered stones c. 12-15 feet wide. A modern cairn has been constructed on the summit of the knoll c. 5 yards N of the N Enclosure.
Littlepark Cairn, another site worth investigating, is located c. 300 yards N of Cruise Back Fell Fort.
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328m NNW 338° Littlepark* Cairn (NX17836250)
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