Angus HER - NO33NE0003 - AUCHTERHOUSE HILL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO33NE0003
Name	AUCHTERHOUSE HILL
NRHE Card No.	NO33NE3
NRHE Numlink	31874
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Hillfort. A fort occupies a plateau slightly below the crest of Auchterhouse Hill. The plateau is precipitous on the south and west and is defended on the east and southeast by a set of five ramparts with medial ditches, the ramparts reaching a maximum height of 1.5m above the base of the ditch. There are possible traces of a single stone wall running round the north and northwest. Internally the fort is covered with trees, the southern half being occupied by a high natural knoll. On the edge of the steep north slope is a possible cairn 5.0m in diameter consisting of a continuous circle, of large stones embedded in the ground. The interior is filled with stone to a height of 0.2m.
Last Update	28/07/2020
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NO33NE0003

National Grid Reference: NO 3544 3976

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
12	1967			EGC	OS

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
FORTS	HILL	REMAINS OF	B	100
RAMPARTS		REMAINS OF	C	100
DITCHES		REMAINS OF	D	100
CAIRNS		REMAINS OF	A	100