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<< Our Photo Pages >> Northshield Rings - Hillfort in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by cosmic on Friday, 13 February 2015  Page Views: 5397

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Northshield Rings
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Peebles
Map Ref: NT25734934
Latitude: 55.731743N  Longitude: 3.184222W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
0No data.
3 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
5

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Northshield Rings submitted by cosmic : Northshield2-NT2549 View of outer ring with Janet standing in middle one. Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Scottish Borders

Hillfort above Portmore Loch/reservoir comprising set of concentric rings/banks.

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NT2549 : Interior of Northshield Rings fort, Portmore by Jim Barton
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NT2549 : Northshield Rings by Richard Webb
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NT2549 : Northshield Ring by Richard Webb
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NT2549 : Ramparts at Northshield Rings by Jim Barton
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NT2549 : Rampart and ditch, Northshield Rings by Jim Barton
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Re: Northshield Rings by cosmic on Sunday, 15 February 2015
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Go to the Canmore site for some excellent aeriel photographs.
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