Grennan Hill

Nearest town:
Sanquhar (15km NW)
OS reference:
NX825950
OS sheet:
78
Latitude:
55° 14' 6.1 N
Longitude:
3° 50' 52.61 W
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Image of Grennan Hill (Hillfort) by ginger tt

Grennan Hill fort taken from nearby Tynron Hill. The fort is situated in the middle of the two larger hills.

Image credit: Ian Freeman
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ginger tt Sep 10, 2009
Image of Grennan Hill (Hillfort) by ginger tt

Grennan Hill Fort. You can just make out the rampart. One of the hardest ones to find yet.

Image credit: Ginger tt
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ginger tt Feb 23, 2009

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Grennan Hill

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ginger tt Feb 14, 2009

This oval fort is situated at about 500 ft OD on the summit of a rocky hillock; it measures 152 ft NNW-SSE by 62 ft transversely. It is defended by a partly rock-cut ditch, 35 ft broad and 16 ft in maximum depth, starting at the brow of the steep slope on the W, passing round the E side to end on the cliffs in the S. Soil from the ditch forms a rampart above the counterscarp, while a parapet mound crowns the scarp in the N.
A well-defined approach enters into a slight hollow at the lowest point of the interior. An ill-defined outwork flanks the S side of the approach. In the interior are three slightly hollowed circular areas which may be hut sites.
RCAHMS 1920, visited 1913; R W Feachem 1956

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