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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Archwood HillCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 7.3 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Hillfort
Map Ref: NY0911488380
Latitude: 55.181326N Longitude: 3.428786W
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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This fort (which was discovered during aerial survey) is situated on a pronounced slope at the north end of the ridge known as Archwood Hill.
The only visible surface remains are those of a spread rampart or bank, measuring up to 6m in thickness and 0.2m in height, and a broad outer ditch. This bank and ditch is situated on the SW arc of the fort on the highest part of its circuit, from which access would have been easiest from along the ridge.
More at Canmore ID 66231 which adds that the fort was discovered from an aerial survey and is largely visible through crop marks and "It measures about 75m in diameter within defences comprising four concentric ditches. There are traces of a concentric construction trench for a palisade or timber-laced rampart within the innermost ditch on the South. The entrance is on the East."
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