Where the fort would have been. When ploughed and left to dry the soil where the ramparts once stood is a different colour.
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To the north of the trees steep slops add to the defences.
The area in front of trees is the fort location, to the east of the farm. Behind the trees are the Catheruns.
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Leave Edzell on the southern minor road heading south west signposted Menmuir. At the crossroads with the Catheruns head south then take the first west. The entrance to Balzeordie Farm is the first farm track north. Ask permission if going for a wee look.
From the aerial photo on Canmore the fort can be seen in the cropmarks north east of the Balzeordie Farm. On the day of my visit tatties covered the site so no indicators for me.
Fortunately the farmer was a source of good information. When ploughing the soil is often a different colour due to fire ash etc, it changes colour when drying to show where any defences would have been and to the north the Catheruns look down on the site. Possibly this was an outer fort for its higher neighbours. He also said that the farm name means Geordie’s farm. Natural defences are in the north east with a gentler slope to the south.
One thing the farmer didn’t know was about the cairn on Gallows Hillock, my next stop.
Visited 12/7/2016.
Sites within 20km of Balzeordie
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White Caterthun
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Gallows Hillock
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Brown Caterthun
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Killievair
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Bridgend of Lethnot
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Gallows Knap
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Ballownie
photo 11 description 1 -
Mains Of Edzell
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Balhall
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Kintrockat
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Beattie’s Cairn
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Templewood
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Huntlyhill
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Law Of Windsor
photo 10 description 1 -
Capo
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Vayne
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Haer Cairn
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The Burn
photo 4 description 1 -
Witch Hillock
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Melgund Cottage
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St Ninian’s Well
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Aberlemno
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Aberlemno 3
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Aberlemno 2
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Finavon Hillfort
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Noranside
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Green Cairn
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Finavon
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Den Wood
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Balmakewan
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Fordhouses
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Carsegownie
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Hatton
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Fountain Hillock
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Glen Wood
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Turin Hill
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Hill of Finavon
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Law Of Coull
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Turinhill Craigs
photo 13 forum 1 -
Gallows Knowe
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Waggles
photo 6 description 1 -
Ogil
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Old Montrose Cursus
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St Arnold’s Seat
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Pitscandly
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Westerton
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Easter Memus
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Fettercairn
photo 8 description 1 -
Guthrie Hill
photo 7 description 1 -
Colmeallie
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Fettercairn House
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Battledykes
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Pitscandlie
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Reswallie
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Canterland
photo 7 description 1 -
Carse Grey
photo 9 description 1 -
Maryton
photo 8 description 1 -
Girdlestane
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Morphie
photo 7 description 1 -
The Ring
photo 3 description 1 -
Gallow Hill (Cortachy) 2
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Gallow Hill (Cortachy)
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Stone of Morphie
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Red Castle
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Mile Cairn
photo 4 description 1 -
Cairn Knap
photo 9 description 1 -
Tarfside, Blue Cairn
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Dumbarrow Hill
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Bradieston
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Burnfoot
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West Bradieston
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St Ringan’s Cairn
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Strathfinella Hill
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Douglamuir
photo 1 description 1 -
Tower Of Johnston
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Hill of Milton
photo 4 description 1 -
Garvock Hill
photo 7 description 1 -
Cortachy
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Cairn O’ Mount
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Cairn O’ Mount 2
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Bell Hillock
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Smart’s Cairn
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Whitehillocks
photo 8 description 1 -
Elephant Rock
photo 3 description 1 -
Whitehillocks Plantation
photo 4 description 1 -
Barnhill
photo 3 description 1 -
Grasslet
photo 6 description 1 -
Caddam
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White Cairn
photo 3 description 1 -
Kirriemuir Hill
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Conon Souterrain
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Balnagarrow
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Wheen 4
photo 3 description 1 -
Shiels
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Meams Farm
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Cairn Of Shiels
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Meams Hill
photo 7 description 1