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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hall Hill Alternative Name: Hall Hill Mote
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dumfries Nearest Village: Irongray
Map Ref: NX90597949
Latitude: 55.097722N Longitude: 3.716117W
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1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4	Short walk on a footpath
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2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Hillfort in Dumfries and Galloway

Hall Hill is a small Iron Age univallate hillfort near Irongray in Dumfries and Galloway. It should not be confused With Inglestone Motte which is the remains of a norman fort on the hill to the south west of Hall Hill.

Canmore ID 65648 which they call 'Hall Hill Mote' but describe as a fort. The descritpion they give of this site from a site visit in 1912 says: "This fort, 235 ft by 110 ft, lies on a ridge of Hall Hill with precipitous northern slopes. It is defined on the E by a partly rock-cut ditch, about 18 ft wide, and on the W by a trench, now slight, and a rampart which projects along the S flank of the fort at the edge of a terrace about 8 ft above the base. Stones set into the scarp below the terrace may be revetting or debris from the rampart." By 1964 this was amended to "The rampart along the S flank is now reduced to a scarp. Within the fort is a raised oval area 40.0 m by about 12.0 m, defined by a much-reduced scarp. The trench at the W end is just discernible."
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**Craven Hall Hill 03** submitted by Rich32 : This is the stone referenced 'Craven Hall Hill 03' on ERA and believed to be 391 in 'Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding' (PRAoWR). Despite being a scheduled monument, this didn't prevent the stone removed / moved circa 2011, whilst shooting range was being renovated. The land managers weren't aware it was a scheduled monument. Although there is some doubt as to whether this is actually ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

**Craven Hall Hill 02** submitted by Rich32 : 'Craven Hall Hill 02' on ERA and reference 390a in Keith Boughey's archive. This stone was found after 'Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding' had been published, so doesn't appear in the book. Photo captured 1 March 2012. Image Credit: Carved Stone Investigations: Lynette Willoughby/Rombalds Moor Volunteers / England’s Rock Art (Vote or comment on this photo)

**Craven Hall Hill 01** submitted by Rich32 : Carving called 'Craven Hall Hill 01' on ERA and referenced 390 in 'Prehistoric Rock of the West Riding' The level of preservation of the motifs, probably suggests this unusual carving has spent most of its life covered. Image Captured 15 November 2012. Image Credit: Carved Stone Investigations: Rombalds Moor Volunteers / England’s Rock Art (Vote or comment on this photo)

**Newhall Hill (Paddockhole)** submitted by Anne T : Standing in the entrance of settlement B looking north east across the Priestbutts Burn Valley. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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