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Burnswark or Birrenswark Hill,fort & Roman camps

A Scheduled Monument in Annandale East and Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0967 / 55°5'48"N

Longitude: -3.2757 / 3°16'32"W

OS Eastings: 318686

OS Northings: 578771

OS Grid: NY186787

Mapcode National: GBR 59KH.LS

Mapcode Global: WH6XT.N5B4

Entry Name: Burnswark or Birrenswark Hill,fort & Roman camps

Scheduled Date: 1 April 1924

Last Amended: 20 September 1961

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM667

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Roman: camp

Location: Hoddom

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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