Woodycastle Hillfort (scotland)
Type: historic=archaeological_site;ruins
Coordinates: 55.13883799171163, -3.4551715264278395
Area: 0.017982864013671874 km²
OSM tags:
access: private
alt_name: Woody Castle Hillfort
archaeological_site: fortification
description: A sub-circular enclosure about 60m across internally, edged by a massive rampart with a wide and deep outer ditch. It is situated on a low eminence in cultivated ground and represents the type of Dumfriesshire circular fort often referred to as a birren.
fortification_type: hill_fort
historic: archaeological_site;ruins
historic:civilization: iron-age
listed_status: Scheduled Monument
name: Woodycastle Hillfort
ref:GB:hs: SM665
ref:canmore: 66277