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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pettico WickCountry: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Eyemouth Nearest Village: Coldingham
Map Ref: NT90676900
Latitude: 55.914004N Longitude: 2.150836W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 12th Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4
This small promontory fort is located over a cliff, SW of Pettico Wick harbour. The promontory is enclosed with a single bank preserved up to 0.5m of height, with possible traces of an entrance in its SW part.
Canmore entry.
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