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<< Our Photo Pages >> Knock Hill Fort - Hillfort in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by cosmic on Saturday, 09 October 2004  Page Views: 8133

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Knock Hill Fort
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Stranraer
Map Ref: NX25505577
Latitude: 54.866182N  Longitude: 4.720654W
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.
4 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.
2 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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Knock Hill Fort
Knock Hill Fort submitted by andy_h : Imposing hill visible from miles around. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Dumfries & Galloway

This hill dominates the NW corner of the Machars. There is very little evidence left of the actual hill fort.

For futher information see Canmore ID 62146 which describes this as "oval stone walled fort measuring internally 160.0m NE-SW by 85.0m transversely. The walling remains for the most part as a 2.5m spread of stones reduced almost to ground level but can be seen for a short stretch on both the E and W sides where it is spread to a width of about 10.0m. On the NW the wall has been almost destroyed. There is an apparent entrance 5.0m wide in the SW and another gap in the ENE appearing more as a later mutilation than an original entrance. A short length of a ruined outer wall 2.5m wide is visible on the W side about 20.0m distant from the main enclosure. The rock outcrop and walling running across the enclosed area is as described but is of uncertain age and purpose. There is no trace of hut circles either within or near this fort."
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Knock Hill Fort
Knock Hill Fort submitted by andy_h : Imposing hill visible from miles around. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NX2555 : Knock Fell from the east by David Baird
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