North Balfern HillFort

Hillfort
NX437510

Also known as:

Ring Hill

Nearest town:

Wigtown (4km NNW)

OS reference:

NX437510

OS sheet:

83

Latitude:

54° 49' 45.12 N

Longitude:

4° 26' 0.77 W

Added to TMA by

rockartwolf

Images (2)

Images

Image of North Balfern HillFort by rockartwolf

8-9-06

wolfy

Image credit: pebblewolf

rockartwolf Sep 8, 2006

Image of North Balfern HillFort by rockartwolf

8-9-06

wolfy

Image credit: pebblewolf

rockartwolf Sep 8, 2006

Sites within 20km of North Balfern HillFort

North Balfern

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.3km WSW

4

1

1
Claunch

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.97km SSW

13

1

1

1
Bladnoch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.58km NW

6

3

1
Culscadden

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.21km E

7

1
Culnoag

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.55km SSW

6

1
Penkiln

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.03km E

29

1

2
Broughton Mains

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.78km SE

18

1

1

2
Culgarie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.2km WSW

8

3

1
Redbrae

Cist • 6.56km WNW

3
Doon of Carsluith

Hillfort • 6.97km ENE

7

1
Kirkmabreck

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.99km NE

13

1
Cunningham

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.31km WNW

3

1

1
Cairnhouse E

Cairn(s) • 7.38km NW

3

2
Cairnhouse W

Cairn(s) • 7.41km NW

6

1
Torhousekie

Stone Circle • 7.62km WNW

53

1

13

4
Torhousekie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.62km WNW

17

3
Kirkdale Mains Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 7.98km ENE

1
Bagbie Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.99km NE

6

2
Kirkmuir

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.05km ENE

1

2
Bagbie Wall Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.09km NE

5

1

1
Kirkdale House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.1km ENE

1

1

1
Barholm 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.1km ENE

1
Bagbie Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.12km NE

11

2

2
Bagbie Four Poster

Stone Circle • 8.12km NE

7

2
Torhousekie

Cairn(s) • 8.16km WNW

4

2

2
Torhousekie Farm

Cairn(s) • 8.16km WNW

7

2

1
Kirkmuir 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.22km ENE

1
Kirkmuir 1a & 1b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.24km ENE

1
Kirkmuir 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.24km ENE

1
Kirkmuir 3

Cup Marked Stone • 8.27km ENE

1
Blackmyre Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.46km NE

1

1
Hole Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.49km W

7

5

1
White Cairn, Crouse

Cairn(s) • 8.55km W

3

1

2
Cairnholy

Chambered Cairn • 8.57km ENE

98

1

3

15

6
Cairnholy 01 & 02

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.57km ENE

6

1

1

1
Barholm 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.6km ENE

1
Cairnholy 09

Cup Marked Stone • 8.61km ENE

5
Cairnholy 04

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.65km ENE

1
Cairnholy 08

Cup Marked Stone • 8.69km ENE

1
Blackmyre Moor

Natural Rock Feature • 8.72km NE

4

1
Cairnholy 05

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.74km ENE

2
Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.78km ENE
Cairnholy Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.83km ENE

3

1

1
Cairnholy 03

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.9km ENE
Gallows Outon 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.95km SSE

2

2
Big Balcraig

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.97km SW

3

1

3
Cairnholy 06

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.09km ENE

1
Gallows Outon 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.18km SSE

2

2
Cairnholy 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.23km ENE
Bardristane 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.28km ENE

4

1
Barholm 3

Cup Marked Stone • 9.39km ENE

1

1
Claughreid

Stone Circle • 9.4km ENE

12

4

1
Kirkclaugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.47km ENE

1
Bardristane 4

Cup Marked Stone • 9.5km ENE

6
Bardristane 3

Cup Marked Stone • 9.6km ENE

3
Drumtroddan Carved Rocks

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.69km SW

40

1

4

3
Drumtroddan Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 9.85km SW

25

7

3
Kirkclaugh

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.06km ENE

1

1

1
White Cairn, Chapelton

Cairn(s) • 10.06km NNE

2

1

1
Glenquicken Cist

Cist • 10.09km NE

10

3
Glenquicken

Stone Circle • 10.23km NE

31

8

3
High Auchenlarie

Stone Circle • 10.44km ENE

1
High Auchenlarie

10.49km ENE

9

1
Boreland

Cairn(s) • 10.64km WNW

4

2
Blairbuy 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.66km SW

5

1
Mossyard

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.77km ENE

15

2

4
Mossyard 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.79km ENE

6

1

2
Whithorn

Bullaun Stone • 10.8km SSE

2
Cairnharrow

Cairn(s) • 10.84km ENE

7

3

1
Glenquicken Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.9km NE

5

1
High Baltersan

Cairn(s) • 10.92km NW

6

3

1
White Loch of Myrton

Crannog • 10.98km SW

6

2
Cauldside Burn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11km ENE

7

1
Cauldside Burn

Stone Circle • 11km ENE

8

2

1
Blairbuy 5

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.01km SW

6

1
White Cairn, Boreland

Cairn(s) • 11.03km WNW

5

1

1
Laggan Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.04km ENE

2

1
Boreland

Standing Stones • 11.04km WNW

7

2
Blairbuy 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.06km SW

12

1
Cauldside Burn Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 11.06km NE

2

1

1
Cauldside Burn Cairn North

Chambered Cairn • 11.09km NE

2

1

1
Loch Head

Cairn(s) • 11.09km WSW

3

1

1
Cambret Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.09km NE

7

3

1
Cairn of Knockglass

Cairn(s) • 11.11km NNE

9

2
Rispain Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.11km S

5

2
Cambret Moor

Cairn(s) • 11.13km NE

10

1

1
Carlin Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.18km WSW

5

1

1
Mossyard 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.26km ENE

5

1

1
Blairbuy 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.31km SW

4

1
Blairbuy – 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.43km SW

2

1
Newton Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.43km ENE

1

2
Newton Farm Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 11.46km ENE

5

2

1
Blairbuy 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.54km SW

10

1

1
Little Balsmith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.57km SE

8
Elrig

Cairn(s) • 11.64km WSW

6

2
Blairbuy 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.68km SW

5

1
Blairbuy Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.78km SW

1
Cairnharrow

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.78km ENE

14

1

1

3
Cairn Hill (Barraer)

Cairn(s) • 11.82km NW

7

2
Fell of Barhullion

Hillfort • 11.83km SW

3

1

2
The Wren’s Egg & Nest

Standing Stones • 11.83km SW

34

5

5
Newton Farm

11.96km ENE

1
Blairbuy Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 12km SW

11

2
Upper Newton 4

Cup Marked Stone • 12.12km ENE
Upper Newton 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.21km ENE

3

1
Airyolland E

Cairn(s) • 12.51km WSW

8

2
Airyolland W

Cairn(s) • 12.56km WSW

8

2
House of Elrig

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.63km WSW
Upper Newton 3

Cup Marked Stone • 12.64km ENE

4
Upper Newton 2

Cup Marked Stone • 12.68km ENE

5
Lagganmullan 5

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.82km ENE

2
Lagganmullan 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.89km ENE
Lagganmullan 7

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.89km ENE

2
Lagganmullan 7a

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.89km ENE

5
Lagganmullan 7b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.89km ENE

3
Lagganmullan 7d

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.89km ENE

5
Lagganmullan 7c

Cup Marked Stone • 12.89km ENE

2
Whiteside

Cup Marked Stone • 13.02km ENE

2

1
Knock

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.03km SW

38

1

2
Lagganmullan 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.05km ENE

13
Lagganmullan 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.08km ENE

4
St Medana’s Well

Sacred Well • 13.1km SW

3

1

1
Lagganmullan 2

Cup Marked Stone • 13.23km ENE

6
Barsalloch Point

Cliff Fort • 13.25km SW

6

3
Mochrum Fell (Elrig)

Cist • 13.25km WSW

15

2

1
Lagganmullan 8

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.36km ENE

10

1
Lagganmullan 9

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.36km ENE

6
Lagganmullan 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.36km ENE

3
Court Cairn, The May

Cairn(s) • 13.4km WSW

3

1

2
Lagganmullan 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.42km ENE
Brae Farm NE

Cairn(s) • 13.43km WSW

6

1
Lagganmullan House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.46km ENE

1

2
The May

Cairn(s) • 13.56km WSW

5

1
Brae Farm Central

Cairn(s) • 13.59km WSW

6

1
Brae Farm SW

Cairn(s) • 13.62km WSW

8

1
Lang Riggs (The May)

Cairn(s) • 13.66km WSW

6

1
Glasserton Mains

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.81km S

18

1
Brae Moor

Cairn(s) • 14.07km WSW

6

1
High Moor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.19km WSW

8

1
Rutherford’s Witnesses

Natural Rock Feature • 14.21km ENE

4

2
Lessons

Cairn(s) • 14.34km NNW

6

2

2
Corwall E

Cairn(s) • 14.52km WSW

7

2
Steinhead Mote

Promontory Fort • 14.61km SE

4
Newton Stewart Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.63km NNW

2

2
Kirroughtree House W

Cairn(s) • 14.69km NNW

4

1

1
Kirroughtree House E

Cairn(s) • 14.7km NNW

3

1

1
Kirroughtree House

Cairn(s) • 14.81km NNW

1
Cairn Wood (Barskeoch)

Cairn(s) • 14.87km WNW

15

2
Boyach

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.96km SE

1

2
Kirroughtree House N

Cairn(s) • 14.98km NNW

3

1

1
Corwall S

Cairn(s) • 15km WSW

8

2
Barhoise

Cairn(s) • 15.12km WNW

7

1

1
Shennanton SE

Cairn(s) • 15.36km WNW

6

1

1
Castle Loch

Cairn(s) • 15.38km W

14

2
Isle Head

Promontory Fort • 15.53km SE
Rutherford’s Well

Sacred Well • 15.54km ENE

4

2

1
Shennanton NW

Cairn(s) • 15.76km WNW

4

1

1
Castle Haven

Cliff Fort • 15.82km E

5

1
Trusty’s Hill

Hillfort • 15.94km ENE

8

2

3
Chapel Finian

Sacred Well • 15.94km WSW

6

1

1
Cairnsmore of Fleet

Cairn(s) • 16.07km NNE

12

4
Knee of Cairnsmore

Cairn(s) • 16.08km NNE

7

2
Tongue Croft

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.74km E

16

1

1
Cairn Buy

Cairn(s) • 16.8km WSW

5

1

1
Burrow Head

Promontory Fort • 16.91km SSE

1
Harper’s Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.14km ENE

9

1
Green House Bridge

Cairn(s) • 17.15km WSW

4

1

1
Craignarget Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.29km W

10

1
Billy Marshall’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.81km NNE

7

1
High Gillespie

Chambered Cairn • 18.17km W

10

1
Boreland

Chambered Cairn • 18.25km NNW

10

4

2
Drumwhirn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.34km NW

11

2

1
Barclye Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.34km NW

13

1

1
White Cairn, Culroy

Cairn(s) • 18.68km W

3

1

1
Culroy Farm Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.68km W

2

1

1
Knock Fell

Hillfort • 18.82km W

3
Barclye Rocking Stone

Rocking Stone • 18.98km NNW

6

1
Machermore

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.23km W

9

2

3
Culquhasen SE

Cairn(s) • 19.39km W

9

2
Auchenhay

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.73km ENE

2