The Hill Fort on the Barmekin of Echt, Aberdeenshire

W Douglas Simpson (Author)


Keywords:
Walls, Barmekin Fort, Stone Defences
Period(s):
Prehistoric

Abstract


The Barmekin fort consists of five concentric lines of defence, the inner enclosing a roughly circular courtyard, about 340 feet in diameter. The stone defences are well constructed and as much as twelve feet thick and five feet high. A number of stone\r\ntraverses connect the two inner walls to restrict movement of any possible intruders. There are three possible entranceways. No trace of hut-circles survives within.

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Published
30-11-1920
How to Cite
Simpson, W. D. (1920). The Hill Fort on the Barmekin of Echt, Aberdeenshire. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 54, 45–50. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.054.45.50
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