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Dunorroch, West Cairngaan

Promontory Fort (iron Age)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunorroch, West Cairngaan as Promontory Fort (iron Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dunorroch, West Cairngaan is a promontory fort, likely dating to the Iron Age, situated on a natural headland with defensive features such as banks and ditches. While primarily associated with early military or settlement use, such sites in Scottish folklore are sometimes linked to hidden histories or otherworldly legends, though specific tales about this location are not widely recorded.

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