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Dunnichen
Angus, Scotland ยท Atlas SC3079
Location
- Atlas number
- SC3079 (3079)
- Country
- Scotland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Angus
- Historic county
- Angus
- Parish, community, or townland
- Dunnichen
- National Grid reference
- NO 5058 4867
- Latitude
- 56.62732
- Longitude
- -2.80696
- Altitude
- 135 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Likely destroyed
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
Landscape
- Topographic position
- knoll or outcrop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1791); Other (1833); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1859); Other (1966); Other (1978)
Identifiers
- HER
- Angus SMR per Aberdeenshire Council NO54NW0002
- National record
- record NO 54 NW 2; monument 34672
- Wikidata
- Q31095477
Sources
References
- NSA (1834-1845) The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Edinburgh.
- Stat Acct (date) Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes (Sinclair, J ed), 1791-99