Cnoc A’Bharra

Also known as:
Cnoc A Bhatra
Nearest town:
Campbeltown (30km SE)
OS reference:
NR65465057
OS sheet:
62
Latitude:
55° 41' 30.43 N
Longitude:
5° 43' 56.22 W
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Image of Cnoc A’Bharra (Hillfort) by drewbhoy

The fort is the last high part on the ridge. I tried to get up here, that green part is a hidden trap – very damp.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 8, 2025
Image of Cnoc A’Bharra (Hillfort) by drewbhoy

Taken from the roadside to the north west, attempts to get to the top proved impossible. Forgot my hacking devices.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 8, 2025

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Cnoc A’Bharra
Hillfort
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 8, 2025

An enclosure measuring 40m N-S by 15m E-W which crowns the lower summit of Cnoc a Bhatra is suggested as a possible fort. The walls which rise to a maximum height of about 1.5m above surrounding land utilises the extensive rock outcrops in the area whenever possible. Evidence for an entrance was extremely difficult to find partially due to cattle damage and partially due to the thickness of the undergrowth, notably blackthorn. In the main, the walls seem to follow a contour marked by rock outcrop.
F Hood [et al.] 1993; F Hood 1994, visited April 1993.

(They managed to get much closer than me)

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