On the edge of a 100-foot tall cliff, a 2,000-year-old promontory fort known as Barsalloch Fort overlooks the sea towards the Mull of Galloway, the Isle of Man, and Northern Ireland. The fortified settlement is situated on a D-shaped bank surrounded by a ditch 33 feet wide and 11 feet deep. There’s also a protective earthen rampart three feet tall on either side. The entrance to the enclosure was located on the northeast side of the settlement. The site at Barsalloch has never been excavated so there is no definite evidence…
