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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Maiden Castle Promontory Fort Alternative Name: Carlingheugh Bay Promontory FortCountry: Scotland County: Angus Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Arbroath
Map Ref: NO66894202
Latitude: 56.568956N Longitude: 2.540419W
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 |
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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 |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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A classic promontory fort with a single substantial rampart standing up to 11m high on the western landward side. The remaining three sides of the interior are denoted by 15m high vertical red sandstone cliffs. A narrow terrace 2.5m wide at the southern end of the rampart may represent the original entrance.
Canmore ID 35529.
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