Over Durdie

Nearest town:
Newburgh (7km SE)
OS reference:
NO20962492
OS sheets:
53, 58
Latitude:
56° 24' 35.72 N
Longitude:
3° 16' 51.88 W
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Image of Over Durdie (Hillfort) by drewbhoy

The fort, in the centre, taken from Over Durdie farm.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 9, 2024
Image of Over Durdie (Hillfort) by drewbhoy

The east side from the north, various forts on the other side of the Tay.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 9, 2024
Image of Over Durdie (Hillfort) by drewbhoy

South section, more stones appear, looking east along the River Tay towards Dundee and the North Sea.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 9, 2024
Image of Over Durdie (Hillfort) by drewbhoy

However, animal damage or erosion has revealed some stonework. River Tay in the background.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 9, 2024
Image of Over Durdie (Hillfort) by drewbhoy

Not much remains of the ramparts on the west side.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 9, 2024

Articles

Over Durdie

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Mar 14, 2024

Not much remains of the fort at Over Durdie but what a place it must have been if aerial photography is anything to go by.

After the misfortunes of hunting for cairns in the lower regions of Pole Hill, I headed over to Over Durdie where I was given permission to park by the owners.

From the farm I headed east, downhill then uphill via jumping a couple of fences. Not much of the ramparts remain, a broken circular rampart barely exists (bits have been ploughed out), a small patch of erosion shows some stonework, on the south the remains of a wall can be seen. The forts interior is featureless, however there are a load of sites on the other side of the River Tay that can be seen.

After the battering of gorse, furze, anything that has jabby stuff it was good to get some proper walking done.

Worth a look.

Visited 05/01/2024.

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