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Duniewick Hillfort is constructed on Duniewick Crag, a large natural knoll on the NE slopes of Knockdolian, c. 2 miles NE of Ballantrae in South Ayrshire. Dunniewick Crag has near vertical rocky flanks on the S and E providing natural defence. There are steep grassy slopes on the N and W, supplemented by a ditch at the base of the crag. The ditch measures up to 10 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Access to the summit is via an angled rock slab on the W flank. The summit plain slopes gently S-N. It has extensive grass cover making observation difficult. There is an earth rampart round the perimeter with a gap in the W flank for the entrance. Canmore ID 61960 estimates that the rampart is “up to 5.6m in thickness and 0.9m in height”. Canmore further states that the enclosure measures c. 30m E-W and 25m N-S. The enclosure is flat and featureless.