Kilmahog is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2483°, -4.2447°.

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Kilmahog

Also known as: Cill MoChùg

Kilmahog in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Kilmahog is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Kilmahog (Scottish Gaelic: Cille MoChùig: Cell of St. Chug) is a hamlet situated half a mile to the west of Callander, Scotland.

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Background

History

South of Kilmahog the remains of an ancient hillfort can be seen at Dunmore overlooking Loch Venachar. The fort is semi-oval in shape and occupies a defensive position on a low hill. It was likely a large defended structure visible from some distance. Excavations have revealed a well in the inner area and signs of vitrified stonework. Although the fort remains undated it was likely to have been founded no later than the Iron Age and may have been in use until the Middle Ages. Today only the remains of the ramparts are visible. Nearby, the remains of first century Roman ramparts attributed to the campaigns of Agricola can be seen at Bochastle in the fields to the east of the former railway.…

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