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Latitude: 56.411 / 56°24'39"N
Longitude: -5.4555 / 5°27'19"W
OS Eastings: 186923
OS Northings: 729669
OS Grid: NM869296
Mapcode National: GBR DCXS.1VK
Mapcode Global: WH0GL.54D1
Entry Name: Glencruitten Golf Course,fort
Scheduled Date: 26 January 1978
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4305
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)
Location: Kilmore and Kilbride
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban South and the Isles
Traditional County: Argyllshire
Later 19th century, style of A. Maitland. Gothic, stugged,
sneck coursed rubble, contrasting tooled ashlar dressings.
Imposing gabled south front with shallow gabled centre porch,
recessed pointed and moulded entrance, and large window
above with geometric tracery. Porch flanked by lancets, angle
pilasters terminating in pinnacles and by projecting canted
gallery stair bay to east and 5-stage octagonal tower with
spire to west. Tower has lancets in 3 lower stages; louvred
belfry openings extend through upper 2 and alternative with
flat buttress pilasters ending in pinnacles lucarnes in
facetted spire; weathervane.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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