<< Our Photo Pages >> Kirkton Fort and Settlement - Hillfort in Scotland in South Lanarkshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kirkton Fort and SettlementCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: South Lanarkshire Type: Hillfort
Map Ref: NS946216
Latitude: 55.476821N Longitude: 3.669108W
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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It is one of three such forts situated on the same hill. It can be seen From the A702 and the M74 or close up from the aptly named Camps Road. Not to be confused with the fort of the same name just around the corner on the same hill.
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