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Latitude: 54.8664 / 54°51'59"N
Longitude: -4.9903 / 4°59'25"W
OS Eastings: 208200
OS Northings: 556502
OS Grid: NX082565
Mapcode National: GBR GH1V.BX7
Mapcode Global: WH2SF.9YX6
Entry Name: Kildrochat House, fort 250m NE of
Scheduled Date: 28 February 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7366
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)
Location: Stoneykirk
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument comprises a fort of later prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in pasture at around 15m OD. It is defined by two concentric C-shaped arcs of ditch, the fort being naturally defended on the NE by a steep scarp. The ditches are about 5m apart, and the inner ditch measures about 3.7m wide while the outer ditch measures about 1.8m wide. The interior of the fort measures approximately 75m ESE-WNW by about 60m transversely. There appears to be an entrance on the N. At the time of construction, the ditches would have been accompanied by substantial ramparts, and these defences would have enclosed a timber-built settlement.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 100m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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