2019

NS3779 : Carman Hill: a hole near the main boulders

taken 4 years ago, near to Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Carman Hill: a hole near the main boulders
Carman Hill: a hole near the main boulders
The main group of boulders on the hilltop is not far ahead, but the intended focus here is on a rectangular hole visible just right of centre in the foreground. It measures 50cm×30cm, and it is about 40cm deep (about 20"×12", and 16" deep).

The protected status of the site as a Scheduled Monument precluded any kind of digging around, but a closer look at the hole reveals that it is bounded by stone on at least two of its sides (namely, the back and left in this view). The squared-off corner they form suggests that, as in other places in this group of boulders, the stone has been worked and hewn, though presumably many centuries ago. Compare NS3779 : Carman Hill: a terrace-like feature and other views linked from there; that detail is part of the same group of boulders.

On these boulders, see Link in the article linked from the first of the end-notes.

Carman Reservoir is in the right background, with Dumbuck Quarry behind it, and the Clyde is beyond that. The Long Crags make up much of the distant backdrop, but further to the left is the wooded Pappert Hill, with the Campsie Hills behind it.
Carman Hill-fort

This large hill-fort — see LinkExternal link (at Canmore) — was identified in 1954 from aerial photographs, and is thought to date from the Early Historic period (Dark Ages). See Link for a Geograph article on the fort. See LinkExternal link for an annotated satellite view, and Link for other antiquities nearby.

Carman Reservoir :: NS3778

Known locally as the Dam. See Link (in a Geograph article) for further information. The reservoir, which was officially opened in 1886, is now disused; there is a trout fishery based alongside it. Carman Reservoir was created by damming and enlarging an existing Carman Loch, which was itself artificial: the loch had been created in connection with the nearby Millburn Works; it was also occasionally used for curling.


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Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 8 November, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 21 November, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3718 7941 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.7981N 4:36.6678W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3717 7942
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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