<< Our Photo Pages >> Drakemire hillforts - Hillfort in Scotland in Scottish Borders
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Drakemire hillforts Alternative Name: MarygoldCountry: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Eyemouth Nearest Village: Reston/Preston
Map Ref: NT80726051
Latitude: 55.837425N Longitude: 2.309405W
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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(Ref. NT 803602 to 817612)
They show a complete understanding of defensive warfare with allowance for defending attacks along the ridge; frontal assaults and those across the flat area to rear of the position. Tree cover spoils the overall viewing of the site.
There is a further earthwork to the east at Warlawbankwhich may be part of the same defensive group (Ref. NT 832620).
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