Barone Hill

Nearest town:
Rothesay (1km NE)
OS reference:
NS0696463081
OS sheet:
63
Latitude:
55° 49' 19.93 N
Longitude:
5° 4' 54.63 W
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Image of Barone Hill (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Upon arrival, the defences of Barone Hill appeared notable only by their paucity... however persevere, there being at least two lines of shattered drystone walling lower down the western flank.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Barone Hill (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Although rather hostile conditions prevailed, Barone Hill proved a fine viewpoint, standing sentinel over the majority of Bute.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Barone Hill (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The town is Rothesay, ‘capital’ of Bute and, incidentally, possessing a fine castle for medieval-heads out there. I happen to be one, too.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Barone Hill

thelonious
thelonious Jun 12, 2018
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04/06/2018 – First morning on the lovely Isle of Bute. Straight off the morning ferry (I love ferry trips, always a sense of adventure about them). First port of call was Barone Hill. Ticks both ‘need to climb a hill’ & ‘look at old stuff’ boxes.

We drove out of Rothesay on the B878 a short way then took the small yellow road south to the end where there is good parking before Loch Fad (NS 07926276).

A track heads up the hill towards works and a dam. As the track turns left near the reservoirs, a path leads up to the summit of Barone Hill (one stile to cross). No access problems.

The fort is quite overgrown but you can follow the wall in places. Still a little overcast this morning so the distant views weren’t great.

Nice fort and hill. Worth a visit as the climb isn’t too bad and the effort is rewarded with a good view of Bute and beyond. I guess you would be unlikely to bump into folk here as well (though probably cows as they’re everywhere on Bute).

After a bite to eat and a sit on the top we took Gladman’s tip and headed back to Rothesay to check out the castle which is really excellent.

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Barone Hill
Hillfort
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 14, 2018
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This fort, crowning the summit of Barone Hill, possesses a fabulous overview of Bute and must have been of great strategic importance back in the day.

According to Canmore:

“..It comprises the remains of an oval stone wall (enclosing an area 62.0m NE-SW by 42.0m) with an outer stone wall on the W and S whilst rocky precipitopus (sic) slopes form an additional defence on the E.

The oval wall survives on the W and S where it is 3.0m wide and up to 1.0m high with many facing stones in situ but there are only faint traces of it on the E. The entrance, though not apparent, was most probably at the 4.0m gap on the S side, which is now utilized by the modern wall. There is no evidence of the vitrification mentioned by Hewison.....” OS (TRG) 23/11/76

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