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Castlehill,fort,Compstonend

A Scheduled Monument in Dee and Glenkens, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8457 / 54°50'44"N

Longitude: -4.0844 / 4°5'3"W

OS Eastings: 266258

OS Northings: 552084

OS Grid: NX662520

Mapcode National: GBR JH8X.5TG

Mapcode Global: WH4WB.7GBL

Entry Name: Castlehill,fort,Compstonend

Scheduled Date: 5 August 1937

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1061

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)

Location: Twynholm

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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