Kirkton Fort (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Kirkton Fort (Hillfort) by ginger tt

Kirkton Fort

Image credit: Ginger tt

ginger tt Feb 26, 2009

Image of Kirkton Fort (Hillfort) by ginger tt

KIrkton Fort. Taken from The A702

Image credit: Ginger tt

ginger tt Feb 26, 2009

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Kirkton Fort

Hillfort

ginger tt Feb 26, 2009

KIrkton Fort is a small oval shaped Prehistoric Hill Fort Situated on Castle hill near Crawford in South Lanarkshire on the banks of the river Clyde . It is one of three such forts situated on the same hill. It can be seen From the A702 and the M74 or close up from the aptly named Camps Road.

Sites within 20km of Kirkton Fort

Castle Hill

Hillfort • 0.1km NNE

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Kirkton Fort and Settlement

Hillfort • 1.11km E

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Viaduct Plantation

Round Cairn • 1.42km E

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Castle Crawford Farm Fort

Hillfort • 1.59km ENE

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Arbory Hill

Hillfort • 2.19km NNE

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Fall Hill

Enclosure • 2.79km E

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Normangill Rigg

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.1km E

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Black Hill

Hillfort • 3.39km WNW

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Normangill

Henge • 3.7km ENE

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Black Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.31km WNW

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Bodsberry Hill

Hillfort • 5.72km ESE

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Air Cleuch

Cup Marked Stone • 6.62km SE

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Devonshaw Hill

Hillfort • 6.76km NNE

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Crookedstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.14km SE

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Wildshaw Burn

Stone Circle • 7.48km WNW

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Lamington Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.35km NE

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Tinto

Cairn(s) • 12.62km N

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Scaut Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.07km N

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Nether Dod

Cairn(s) • 14.51km ENE
Fallburn

Hillfort • 15.16km N

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Park Knowe

Enclosure • 15.18km N

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Langloch Knowe

Hillfort • 15.53km NE

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Cow Castle

Hillfort • 15.56km NE

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Nisbet, NE of Cow Castle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.82km NE

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Menzion Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 15.87km ENE

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Giant’s Stone

Standing Stones • 16.08km ENE

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Cairn Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.91km SSW

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White Hill

Hillfort • 16.93km NE

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Quothquan Law

Hillfort • 17.42km NNE

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Mitchelhill Rings

Hillfort • 17.74km NE

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Hearthstane

Standing Stones • 18.03km ENE
Blackshouse Burn

Cairn(s) • 18.73km N

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Cleuch Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.56km NE

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