Dunmallard Hill

Also known as:
Dunmallet
Nearest town:
Penrith (8km NE)
OS reference:
NY466246
OS sheet:
90
Latitude:
54° 36' 48.6 N
Longitude:
2° 49' 37 W
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Images

Image of Dunmallard Hill (Hillfort) by The Eternal

27/05/06 Dunmallard, the tree-covered, cone-shaped hill at the northern end of Ullswater, viewed from Arthur’s Pike.

Image credit: The Eternal
The Eternal
The Eternal May 28, 2006
Image of Dunmallard Hill (Hillfort) by The Eternal

27/05/06 Dunmallard, the tree-covered hill, from just outside The Cockpit stone circle on Moor Divock.

Image credit: The Eternal
The Eternal
The Eternal May 28, 2006
Image of Dunmallard Hill (Hillfort) by The Eternal

27/05/06 Dunmallard, the tree-covered cone at the northern end of Ullswater, seen from The Coombs Bronze Age cairnfield, Martindale.

Image credit: The Eternal
The Eternal
The Eternal May 28, 2006
Image of Dunmallard Hill (Hillfort) by BrigantesNation

The tree cover makes it difficult to get decent pictures of Dunmallard. Here is part of the Rampart.

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BrigantesNation Apr 22, 2003

Articles

Dunmallard Hill

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BrigantesNation Apr 22, 2003

Dunmallard Hill, shrouded in trees, hides a true hill-fort. It uses the steed slopes of the hill to good effect, adding to the defence with a deep ditch and rampart within.

The fort is quite small, parhaps 1.5 acres in internal area. Within the defences there are traces of low wide ditches, presumable dwellings and other related structures.

The rampart is extremely variable, in some places rising 10m above the base of the ditch, yet in others is almost not existent.

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