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Bareyra

Stirling, Scotland ยท Atlas SC2618

Location

Atlas number
SC2618 (2618)
Country
Scotland
Current county or unitary authority
Stirling
Historic county
Perthshire
Parish, community, or townland
Kenmore
National Grid reference
NN 6088 3327
Latitude
56.47101
Longitude
-4.25997
Altitude
280 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
2
Enclosed area
0.5 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
stone wall
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North east); Simple Gap (South west)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
commercial forestry

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1955); Other (1957); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1969); Other (1975); Other (1977)

Identifiers

HER
Stirling 358
National record
record NN 63 SW 1; monument 24511
Wikidata
Q31109788

Sources

References

  1. Feachem, R (1977) A guide to prehistoric Scotland. Batsford: London
  2. Stewart, M E C (1955) 'Bareya Fort above Killin'. Disc Exc Scot (1955), 23
  3. Watson, W J (1913) 'The circular forts of north Perthshire'. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 47 (1912-13), 30-60