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Kilpatrick Dun is situated on level ground on a northwesterly hill-slope. It can be reached via a short walk from a small car park. The site is not well understood. In the past it has been proposed that it was a
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The circular dun measures 17 metres in diameter, within a wall more than 8 metres thick in places. The entrance, 1.2 metres wide, is from the south. There are four chambers visible in the wall thickness.
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The dun is surrounded by a large enclosure. The enclosure is similar to the
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