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Fell of Barhullion Hillfort Image © markj99 Nearest Town: Whithorn (8km E) OS Ref (GB):     NX361419 / Sheet: 83 Latitude: 54° 44' 42.25" N Longitude:     4° 32' 47.78" W Added by Rhiannon Images (3) Fieldnotes (1) Links (2) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Fell of Barhullion Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - The Wren's Egg & Nest (0km N) (45 posts) Blairbuy Farm (0.22km E) (1 post) Blairbuy Standing Stones (0.32km SE) (10 posts) Blairbuy 4 (0.7km ENE) (5 posts) Blairbuy 6 (0.78km NE) (9 posts) Blairbuy 1 (1.2km E) (8 posts) Blairbuy - 10 (1.26km E) (3 posts) Blairbuy 2 (1.38km E) (5 posts) White Loch of Myrton (1.41km NNW) (8 posts) Blairbuy 3 (1.45km ENE) (6 posts) Blairbuy 5 (1.5km E) (4 posts) Barsalloch Point (1.54km WSW) (9 posts) Knock (1.84km SE) (41 posts) St Medana's Well (1.87km SSE) (5 posts) Drumtroddan Standing Stones (2.42km N) (37 posts) Drumtroddan Carved Rocks (2.8km N) (48 posts) Big Balcraig (2.88km NE) (7 posts) Glasserton Mains (6.35km ESE) (19 posts) Culgarie (6.53km NNE) (12 posts) Rispain Camp (7.06km E) (7 posts) Elrig (7.14km WNW) (8 posts) Culnoag (7.49km NE) (7 posts) Airyolland W (8km WNW) (10 posts) Airyolland E (8km WNW) (10 posts) Loch Head (8.13km NW) (5 posts) Whithorn (8.44km E) (2 posts) Carlin Stone (8.56km NW) (8 posts) Gallows Outon 1 (8.67km ENE) (4 posts) Gallows Outon 2 (8.87km ENE) (4 posts) Claunch (9.1km NE) (15 posts) House of Elrig (9.16km WNW) (0 posts) Mochrum Fell (Elrig) (9.9km WNW) (18 posts) Corwall S (10.21km WNW) (10 posts) Corwall E (10.26km WNW) (9 posts) Broughton Mains (10.35km ENE) (21 posts) High Moor Hut Circle (10.63km WNW) (9 posts) Brae Moor (10.69km WNW) (7 posts) Brae Farm SW (10.74km WNW) (9 posts) Little Balsmith (10.77km E) (5 posts) Brae Farm NE (10.8km WNW) (7 posts) Brae Farm Central (10.8km WNW) (7 posts) Chapel Finian (10.82km WNW) (8 posts) Lang Riggs (The May) (11.1km WNW) (7 posts) Court Cairn, The May (11.17km WNW) (6 posts) The May (11.22km WNW) (6 posts) North Balfern (11.64km NE) (6 posts) North Balfern HillFort (11.83km NE) (2 posts) Burrow Head (12.17km ESE) (1 post) Boyach (12.26km E) (3 posts) Culscadden (12.79km ENE) (8 posts) Cairn Buy (12.92km WNW) (7 posts) Isle Head (13.24km E) (0 posts) Green House Bridge (13.24km WNW) (6 posts) Steinhead Mote (13.25km E) (4 posts) Penkiln (13.33km ENE) (32 posts) Craignarget Hill (13.75km WNW) (11 posts) Hole Stone (13.79km NNW) (13 posts) Bladnoch (13.84km NNE) (10 posts) White Cairn, Crouse (13.86km NNW) (6 posts) Redbrae (14.22km N) (3 posts) Cunningham (14.36km N) (5 posts) Torhousekie Stone Row (14.64km N) (22 posts) Torhousekie (14.64km N) (81 posts) Castle Loch (14.68km WNW) (16 posts) High Gillespie (14.9km WNW) (11 posts) Torhousekie (14.94km N) (8 posts) Torhousekie Farm (14.95km N) (10 posts) Boreland (16.08km NNW) (4 posts) Culroy Farm Cairn (16.15km WNW) (4 posts) Boreland (16.2km NNW) (4 posts) White Cairn, Boreland (16.3km NNW) (7 posts) White Cairn, Culroy (16.45km WNW) (5 posts) Mull of Sinniness (16.55km WNW) (4 posts) Cairnhouse W (16.85km NNE) (7 posts) Machermore (16.88km WNW) (14 posts) Culquhasen (16.97km WNW) (10 posts) Culquhasen (16.97km WNW) (0 posts) Cairnhouse E (17.16km NNE) (5 posts) Knock Fell (17.42km WNW) (3 posts) Laigh Sinniness (17.75km W) (5 posts) Whitefield Loch (17.99km WNW) (6 posts) Tree Island, Whitefield Loch (18.38km WNW) (1 post) Barnsallie Fell (18.49km WNW) (8 posts) Doon of Carsluith (18.51km NE) (8 posts) Kirkmabreck (18.82km NE) (14 posts) Stair Haven (18.94km W) (18 posts) Barholm 1 (19.1km NE) (1 post) Kirkdale House (19.1km NE) (2 posts) Kirkdale Mains Stone (19.17km NE) (1 post) Kirkmuir (19.29km NE) (3 posts) Barholm 2 (19.41km NE) (1 post) Kirkmuir 2 (19.45km NE) (1 post) Kirkmuir 1a & 1b (19.45km NE) (1 post) Kirkmuir 4 (19.5km NE) (1 post) Kirkmuir 3 (19.51km NE) (1 post) Cairn Hill (Barraer) (19.68km N) (9 posts) Cairnholy 01 & 02 (19.7km NE) (8 posts) Cairnholy (19.7km NE) (138 posts) Bagbie Stone (19.75km NE) (8 posts) Bagbie Wall Stone (19.86km NE) (7 posts) Bagbie Cairn (19.9km NE) (15 posts) Bagbie Four Poster (19.9km NE) (10 posts) Cairnholy 09 (19.92km NE) (5 posts) Kirkclaugh (19.92km ENE) (1 post) Cairnholy 04 (19.98km NE) (1 post) Cairnholy Cairn (19.99km NE) (5 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - Cairnholy Old Farmhouse (Bed & Breakfast: 19.8 km NE)

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I visited the Fell of Barhullion fort while investigating the shy and retiring Cup and Ring Marked rocks on Blairbuy Farm. Most of these are covered by turf or gorse so the visible remains of the fort come as a relief. Canmore ID 62757 (go to Links) has a good aerial picture of the fort and a detailed description of the layout. They suggest the placement of a Chevaux de Frise, an anti-cavalry device consisting of randomly placed vertically set stones. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 10th September 2020ce Edited 16th April 2023ce

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Canmore ID 62757 Fell of Barhullion Fort Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 10th September 2020ce Edited 10th September 2020ce

National Museums Scotland A Middle Bronze Age spearhead found on the Fell of Barhullion. This super (and much older) carved stone ball also came from the immediate area, namely Stellock, which is the site of cup and ring marked rocks. This area is full of prehistoric finds and sites - you'd imagine the Fell of Barhullion itself to be of significance? Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 18th March 2008ce Edited 18th March 2008ce