2018

NS3779 : Path on Carman Hill

taken 5 years ago, near to Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Path on Carman Hill in this square
Path on Carman Hill
Path on Carman Hill
This part of the path is within the outer enclosure of the fort, but not the inner enclosure, which is out of shot (to the photographer's right). The path leads west from the most prominent group of boulders on the summit.

Large-scale mapping shows some hut circles near here. It is tempting to identify them with two round green patches that are just to the left of the path (one is just ahead, and the other is behind it); the green patches themselves seem to small, but the hollow, in each case, extends further to the left (south). Large-scale mapping appears to place the hut circles further to the south (left) of the path. However, diagrams of the fort's layout, and, especially, of its hut circles, vary in details, and many of the reported hut circles within the fort are hard to spot, so it is at least possible that my picture does indeed show the site of two of them.

The Firth of Clyde is in the background, with Ardmore Point projecting from the near shore, left of centre.

See NS3779 : Path on Carman Hill for a view in the opposite direction along the same part of the path.
Carman Hill-fort

This large hill-fort — see LinkExternal link (at Canmore) — was identified in 1954 from aerial photographs, and is thought to date from the Early Historic period (Dark Ages). See Link for a Geograph article on the fort. See LinkExternal link for an annotated satellite view, and Link for other antiquities nearby.


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Geographical Context: Uplands Paths Primary Subject: Path
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Carman Hill Automatic Clusters: · Hut Circles [13] · Path from Carman Hill [11] · Prominent Boulders [11] Other Photos: · Path on Carman Hill Title Clusters: · Path on Carman Hill [2] ·
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NS3779, 116 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 October, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 14 March, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3714 7942 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.8027N 4:36.7066W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3715 7942
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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