2018

NS3779 : The summit of Carman Hill

taken 7 years ago, near to Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

The summit of Carman Hill
The summit of Carman Hill
The encroaching blackness shown in NS3678 : Carman Muir has just passed; see also NS3779 : Boulders on Carman Hill, taken a few minutes later.

This area shown in the present picture lies within the inner enclosure of the old fort. The cairn, which is not quite at the summit, had recently been enlarged: NS3779 : Marker cairn on Carman Hill.

NS3778 : Carman Reservoir is in the right background.
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.

Carman Reservoir :: NS3778

Known locally as the Dam. See Link (in a Geograph article) for further information. The reservoir, which was officially opened in 1886, is now disused; there is a trout fishery based alongside it. Carman Reservoir was created by damming and enlarging an existing Carman Loch, which was itself artificial: the loch had been created in connection with the nearby Millburn Works; it was also occasionally used for curling.


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Geographical Context: Uplands Primary Subject: Hill
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Carman Hill Automatic Clusters: · Quite at the Summit [5] Other Photos: · Carman Muir · Marker cairn on Carman Hill · Boulders on Carman Hill Title Clusters: · The summit of Carman Hill [2] ·
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Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 17 January, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 31 January, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3717 7948 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.8356N 4:36.6800W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3715 7950
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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