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Multi-periodSite Name: Dinvin EarthworksCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.1 km away from the location you searched for.
County: South Ayrshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Girvan
Map Ref: NX2002993173
Latitude: 55.199944N Longitude: 4.829367W
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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Approx. three miles inland from Girvan on A714 and visible as a strange hump from the road. No real path but access is an easy climb uphill (avoiding livestock if present), and round to far side to cross to top section. The ramparts are steep, up to 15 ft in places.
This is one of the best preserved hillforts in Scotland, and well worth a visit.
Update June 2017: Further information can be found on Canmore site 62643 which describes this as a motte of medieval date, which: "occupies a commanding position on a hilltop 600m SE of Pinmacher and stands to a height of up to 7.5m within double ditches and external banks; a causeway spans the inner ditch on the ESE ... for many years the scale of the defences led scholars to believe that the site was of iron-age date, and such a view was reinforced by the very name Divin, with the Celtic element dun suggesting a fortified site."
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