Difference between revisions of "Maiden Castle"
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'''Maiden Caatle''' is a prehistoric fort on a knoll in the Lomond Hills. | '''Maiden Caatle''' is a prehistoric fort on a knoll in the Lomond Hills. | ||
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| − | !HES | + | ! colspan=2 | HES HES ancient monument designation detailss<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM813 HES record for SM813]</ref> |
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| − | | '''Address/Site Name''' | + | | colspan=2 | '''Address/Site Name''' |
Maiden Castle, fort | Maiden Castle, fort | ||
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| − | |'''Type''' | + | | colspan=2 | '''Type''' |
Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill fort and promontory fort) | Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill fort and promontory fort) | ||
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| − | | '''Description''' | + | | colspan=2 | '''Description''' |
The monument comprises an impressive prehistoric fort, traditionally known as 'Maiden Castle', which lies on the summit of an oval knoll at about 300m OD, by Bracks Plantation in the Lomond Hills. [...] | The monument comprises an impressive prehistoric fort, traditionally known as 'Maiden Castle', which lies on the summit of an oval knoll at about 300m OD, by Bracks Plantation in the Lomond Hills. [...] | ||
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Revision as of 12:17, 3 April 2021
| Building summary | |
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| Name | Maiden Castle |
| Date | Unknown |
| OS grid ref | NO 22190 6886 |
| Latitude & longitude | |
| Listing | Scheduled monument |
| Listing reference | SM813 |
| Listing date | 15/06/1936 Amended 11/12/2002 |
Maiden Caatle is a prehistoric fort on a knoll in the Lomond Hills.
| HES HES ancient monument designation detailss[1] | |
|---|---|
| Address/Site Name
Maiden Castle, fort | |
| Type
Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill fort and promontory fort) | |
| Description
The monument comprises an impressive prehistoric fort, traditionally known as 'Maiden Castle', which lies on the summit of an oval knoll at about 300m OD, by Bracks Plantation in the Lomond Hills. [...] |
Further references
"A curious, well-preserved earthwork of unknown date on the summit of a low hillock in rough ground halfway between the E and W Lomonds. The most conspicuous defence is a single broad ditch with external bank dug round the slope of the hillock, but faint terracing higher up the slope may show the course of other lines since destroyed or perhaps never completed. The summit area is c.140m. by 35m., and there seem to have been entrances on the E and W.[2]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for SM813
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 317–318."