<< Text Pages >> King's Seat - Hillfort in Scotland in Perth and Kinross
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: King's Seat Alternative Name: King's PassCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Perth and Kinross Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dunkeld
Map Ref: NO00934303
Latitude: 56.568729N Longitude: 3.613878W
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 |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
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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 |
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dst visited on 20th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
A later prehistoric or early medieval hillfort with up to four ramparts and 35 x 22m internal dimensions. The fort is located in a strategic position overlooking River Tay. The site was excavated in 2017 by AOC Archaeology and Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust.
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