Dow Hill, holl fort

Dow Hill, holl fort is an archaeological site in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dow Hill, holl fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Dow Hill, dun site, as well as near Bynehill Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Girvan railway station and Girvan Community Hospital.

Girvan railway station

Railway station

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Girvan railway station is a railway station serving the town of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail, who operate all passenger services from there. Girvan railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Dow Hill, holl fort.

Girvan Community Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Girvan Community Hospital is a health facility in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Girvan Community Hospital is situated 1½ miles north of Dow Hill, holl fort.

Pinmore Tunnel

Tunnel

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pinmore Tunnel is situated 2 miles south of Dow Hill, holl fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Girvan and Barr.

Girvan

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Girvan is a seaside town in Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, with a population of 6300 in 2022. It has a long, sandy beach and expanded as a resort when the railway arrived in Victorian times.

Barr

Village

Barr is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles from the town of Girvan. There are various opinions as to the origins of the name. Barr is situated 5 miles east of Dow Hill, holl fort.

Lendalfoot

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lendalfoot is a small village located on Carleton Bay, parish of Colmonell in the old district of Carrick, now South Ayrshire, about six miles south of Girvan, Scotland. Lendalfoot is situated 6 miles southwest of Dow Hill, holl fort.

Dow Hill, holl fort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.22579° or 55° 13′ 33″ north

Longitude

-4.84287° or 4° 50′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C7Q65G4+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1395184201

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dow Hill and Dow Hill, dun site.

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