2014
NS3779 : Boulders on Carman Hill
taken 11 years ago, near to Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
This is 1 of 6 images, with title Boulders on Carman Hill in this square
Boulders on Carman Hill
See NS3779 : Ancient hill-fort on Carman Hill for the hill-fort. The boulders shown in the present picture lie within the outer enclosure, but not the inner enclosure.
Directly behind the highest point of the boulders on the right is the wooded summit of Pappert Hill. Placed more centrally in the picture, the top of NS3779 : Millburn Muir transmitter pokes above the mist.
Directly behind the highest point of the boulders on the right is the wooded summit of Pappert Hill. Placed more centrally in the picture, the top of NS3779 : Millburn Muir transmitter pokes above the mist.
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, 29 December, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 17 January, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 3718 7941 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.7981N 4:36.6678W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NS 3718 7941
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
