2009
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: northern end of annexe
taken 16 years ago, near to Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Carman Hill-fort: northern end of annexe
See NS3779 : Ancient hill-fort on Carman Hill for the main description of the hill-fort. Click on the end-note title for related pictures, and see the annotated satellite view linked from the end-note as an index to these pictures and their positions in the fort.
The fort has an annexe on its eastern side; it is longest in the N-S direction. The present picture shows some of the stones that mark the line of the northern end of the annexe.
Other pictures of the annexe:
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: western wall of annexe
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: western wall of annexe
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: eastern wall of annexe
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: eastern wall of annexe
Next topic – sunken approach road:
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: sunken approach road
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: sunken approach road
Previous topic – the inner enclosure:
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
The fort has an annexe on its eastern side; it is longest in the N-S direction. The present picture shows some of the stones that mark the line of the northern end of the annexe.
Other pictures of the annexe:
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: western wall of annexe
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: western wall of annexe
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: eastern wall of annexe
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: eastern wall of annexe
Next topic – sunken approach road:
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: sunken approach road
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: sunken approach road
Previous topic – the inner enclosure:
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
NS3779 : Carman Hill-fort: line of inner enclosure
Carman Hill-fort
This large hill-fort — see 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 Link
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- Grid Square
- NS3779, 116 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Lairich Rig (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 1 June, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 10 June, 2009
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 3723 7950 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.8476N 4:36.6231W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NS 3721 7950
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
