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Latitude: 54.9105 / 54°54'37"N
Longitude: -3.8848 / 3°53'5"W
OS Eastings: 279267
OS Northings: 558937
OS Grid: NX792589
Mapcode National: GBR 1C9N.RJ
Mapcode Global: WH4W1.9TCX
Entry Name: Castle Hill,fort,Castlegower
Scheduled Date: 21 May 1928
Last Amended: 10 March 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1054
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)
Location: Buittle
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Castle Douglas and Crocketford
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
The monument consists of a hillfort, probably of Iron Age date.
The fort occupies a rocky hill some 25m high, in generally broken country. It is oval on plan, measuring some 45m NW-SE by 20m within
the grass-covered remains of a wall. Outside the wall there is a
terrace on all sides except the SW, which is defended by a very steep slope. There are reports of vitrified material in the wall,
suggesting that the original means of construction was a timber-laced drystone rampart which was subsequently fired.
The area to be scheduled is approximately oval, measuring 110m NW-SE
by 75m, to include the fort and its surrounding terrace, as shown in
red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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