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<< Text Pages >> Kidlaw Hillfort - Hillfort in Scotland in East Lothian

Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 23 June 2008  Page Views: 7306

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kidlaw Hillfort
Country: Scotland County: East Lothian Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dalkeith  Nearest Village: Gilchriston
Map Ref: NT512642
Latitude: 55.868488N  Longitude: 2.781367W
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:
5Superb
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
0No data.
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
5
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Hillfort in East Lothian. Hill fort with a single defensive bank.
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NT5164 : Hill fort, Kidlaw by Richard Webb
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NT5164 : Fort, Kidlaw by Richard Webb
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NT5164 : Cattle drinking, Kidlaw by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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NT5164 : Reservoir, Kidlaw by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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NT5164 : Reservoir, Kidlaw by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2018(licence)

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