
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Craigenloch Hill as Enclosure (medieval) - (post Medieval), Shieling Hut(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Shieling Mound(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Craigenloch Hill is a fairy fort (ringfort/rath) in Scotland, likely dating to the early medieval period, associated with later medieval and post-medieval agricultural features such as shieling huts and mounds. Local tradition may link the site to fairy lore, as is common with such forts in Scottish folklore.
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Places near here
Loch BeanieIsland Dwelling (medieval) · 681 yd
Gleann CarnachEnclosure(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Shieling Hut(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 958 yd
Glen BeanieHut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 1397 yd
Mealna LetterMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
MonamenachMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Mains of RunaveyFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1.7 mi
Creag an TorraidhCliff · 2.2 mi
CorrydonForest · 2.4 mi
Dalnaglar CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.0 mi
Forter CastleCastle · 3.2 mi
Brudhach MòrCliff · 4.6 mi
Glenshee Ski CentreHeritage attraction · 5.7 miOther information
Photo: Lis Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0