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<< Our Photo Pages >> Nisbet - Hillfort in Scotland in South Lanarkshire

Submitted by h_fenton on Saturday, 15 January 2011  Page Views: 4088

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Nisbet
Country: Scotland County: South Lanarkshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Biggar  Nearest Village: Coulter
Map Ref: NT03543216
Latitude: 55.573519N  Longitude: 3.531407W
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
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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no data 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
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Nisbet submitted by h_fenton : Nisbet hillfort, viewed from roughly west. The hillfort is at the top of the green in the centre of the photograph. 22 September 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Nisbet hillfort (306metres) is situated on a steep sided spur between Culter Water and Nisbet Burn.

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NT0332 : Hill fort, Nisbet by Richard Webb
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NT0331 : Zigzags, Culter Allers Farm by Richard Webb
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NT0332 : The Culter Water valley by M J Richardson
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NT0332 : Woodland by the Culter Water by M J Richardson
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NT0332 : Culter Water. by Richard Webb
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