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<< Our Photo Pages >> Glenramskill Fort - Hillfort in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by Energyman on Friday, 23 September 2022  Page Views: 325

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Glenramskill Fort
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.101 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Argyll Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Campletown  Nearest Village: Glenramskill
Map Ref: NR7455118507
Latitude: 55.408501N  Longitude: 5.562901W
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.
5 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
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Glenramskill Fort
Glenramskill Fort submitted by Energyman : On the approach up the track (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Argyll

A relatively well preserved fort on an exposed conical hill with superb views for 360 degrees. Follow the paths from Glenramskill.
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Glenramskill Fort
Glenramskill Fort submitted by Energyman : This is from standing on top of the fort looking towards the MOD land (which effectively stopped me from accessing the Dun). However, this might be the cairn shown on the OS map. It also shows the best way up to the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glenramskill Fort
Glenramskill Fort submitted by Energyman : Viewed from the South (Vote or comment on this photo)

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