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The broch is visible in the distance. See fieldnotes for full directions. Sorry for taking the ‘fun’ out of finding this site.

The interior looking south

The western side of the fort. The pale line at the base of the rock escarpment is the uppermost of the three terraces, with possible entance to fort L, and lower ramparts visible in silhoutte. Consecutive exposure of the innermost ring of Slochmill triconcentric stone circle in the foreground. See separate fieldnotes.

I had been charged by cattle here five minutes before I took this shot. My response.

The western side, looking north

South side

The east side of the fort.. the ramparts just visible as a level line at the bottom of the gorse

North side

The view East

At nightfall

Dunman from Crammag Head

i was here

Ancient and modern

Silhouette

Sunset

The broch viewed from the cliff above. A fine footpath onward from viewing point.

The western side of the dun, below the lighthouse platform. There is no eastern side... : (

The terrace on the S side of the fort looking W to the sea.

Kemp’s Wark viewed from the beach, W, at low tide, showing the terrace on S side.

Another view of the ‘rune’? stone on the western side of the nest.

The ‘rune’? stone on the western side of the Nest.

Two stones in the N-S dyke to E of and aligned with Wren’s Egg, believed half buried and in situ.

A view of the Galloway dyke that surrounds the enclosure, looking inland towards Slochmill fort, from near the coastguard station.

A view NW from the terrace of the bottom rampart. Middle and upper ramparts to L. Hearting stone of middle rampart exposed through livestock erosion.

The three ramparts of the fort. ‘Ramps’ between each level, possibly indicating construction was not completed. Stone hearting to lower, nearest, rampart visible.

Stones from the three rings of the circle, L-R outer ring, middle ring, inner ring.

Five stones from the inner circle of the three. Flat topped, very evenly spaced.