Dunstrone (Cliff Fort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Dunstrone (Cliff Fort) by GLADMAN

The natural defences of Dunstrone are the most powerful, by far....

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One wonders whether the folk ‘over there’ were friend or foe?

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No need for a wall with industrial-strength gorse such as this....

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Remains of the seaward defences, looking along the coast to the wondrous complex at Dunagoil.

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Must’ve been an iconic place to live back in the day.... at least on days like this, as Mr Morrison might say.

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An excellent defensive site for a fort. Arran rears up beyond.

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Sites within 20km of Dunstrone

Largizean

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.77km NE

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Blackpark Plantation

Stone Circle • 1.34km NE

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Little Dunagoil

Cliff Fort • 1.6km SE

11
Little Dunagoil Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 1.67km SE

9
Dunagoil

Cliff Fort • 1.73km SE

12

1
Glencallum Bay

Cairn(s) • 3.63km E

3

1
Scalpsie Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.44km WNW

4
Scalpsie Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.48km WNW

7
Dun Scalpsie

Stone Fort / Dun • 4.63km WNW

8
Loch Quien

Crannog • 4.85km NW

2
Bicker’s Houses

Chambered Cairn • 5.91km NW

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2
St Ninian’s Bay

Standing Stones • 8.2km WNW

6

2
Barone Hill

Hillfort • 8.33km NNW

8

2
Glaid Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.98km ENE

3

1
The Gouklan Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.69km ENE

6

2
North Sannox

Cairn(s) • 10.5km SW

4

1
North Sannox 2

Chambered Cairn • 10.52km SW

2

1
Allt Carn Bhain

Chambered Cairn • 11.14km SW

4

1
Mid Sannox

Standing Stones • 11.14km SW

2

4
Sannox

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.19km SW

8

2
Sannox

Chambered Cairn • 11.8km SW

4

1
Acholter

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.34km NW

2
Ettrick Bay

Stone Circle • 12.51km NW

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3
East Colmac

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.76km NW

3

2
Ardlamont Point

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13km WNW

2

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2
Diamond Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 13.35km E

3

1
Haylie

Chambered Tomb • 13.38km ENE

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4

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Hilton

Chambered Cairn • 13.85km NNW

5

1
Castle Hill

Hillfort • 14.07km ENE

4

1
Creag Ghlas

Cup Marked Stone • 14.33km WSW

5

1
Glecknabae

Chambered Cairn • 15.23km WNW

15

2
Fforde’s Buttress

Natural Rock Feature • 15.62km SW

1
Carnbaan

Chambered Tomb • 16.25km WNW

18

4
Blackshaw

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.36km E

5

1
Merkland

Cist • 16.68km SSW

9

2
Dun Hill Of Glenmore

Cup Marked Stone • 16.69km NW

3

1
St. Michael’s

Chambered Tomb • 17.69km WNW

12

1
Glenvoidean

Chambered Tomb • 17.72km WNW

12

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Deer Park

Standing Stones • 18.78km SSW

18

3
Auchagoyle

Cup Marked Stone • 18.92km WNW

3

1
Low Stillaig

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.43km WNW

3

1
Stronach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.46km SSW

10

5
Kames

Standing Stones • 19.82km WNW

6

1

3
Stronach Wood

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.9km SSW

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8

2
Stillaig

Standing Stones • 19.98km WNW

4

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