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Dunnideer Fort

The Medieval Castle, the most prominent feature in the hill, stands inside, and is built from the debris of, an oblong vitrified fort, a maximum length approximately 70 m, which crowns the summit. Outworks, most clearly marked on the E, may be associated with this phase.

Dunmallard Hill Fort

Dumallard Hill

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

Dundon Hill Fort

Dundon Hill from Lollover Hill

Dundon Hill rises as a freestanding limestone knoll above King’s Sedgemoor near Compton Dundon in central Somerset. A single earth-and-stone rampart, now anywhere between half a metre and a couple of metres high, encloses roughly five hectares on the summit.

Somerset

Dundon Hill

← World Heritage Dundon Hill Fort Dundon Hill rises as a freestanding Limestone knoll above King’s Sedgemoor near Compton Dundon in central Somerset. A single earth-and-stone Read more Guide – Exploring the Past with LiDAR Imagine being able to see the landscape around you in a completely new way—an invisible layer revealing the hidden structures …

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Craig Phadrig Hill Fort

Craig Phadraig is a hilltop fort within a Forestry Commission plantation, 2.5km west of Inverness. It occupies a position with excelent views over the Beauly Firth.

Clickhimin Broch

Clickhimin Broch, Shetland Islands

This site was occupied in several periods, originally late Bronze age between 700 – 500BC. Firstly a simple farmstead which expanded to a blockhouse (fort) and then by a huge circular broch. A population of around 60 lived in this little fortress. Later, 2nd century occupation is shown when a wheelhouse was added.

Cerne Abbas Giant Hill Figure

Cerne Abbas Giant is possibly the oldest hill figure in Britain.

Dorset

← World Heritage Arka Unskel hillfort, Highlands Arka Unskel is 2½ miles ESE of Arisaig at NM693839 and has also been known as Arisaig Fort, Ard Ghaunsgoik Read more Castle Hill, Almondbury Castle Hill’s imposing silhouette hides a great prehistoric fort, Norman castle and Victorian tower. Thanks to Varley’s trenches and the Read more West …

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Castle Point Fort, Cullykhan, Pennan

10 miles W of Fraserburgh. Access to this promontory fort is by a motorable track N from the B9031, W of the steep-sided valley of the Tore of Troup.

Grampian

← World Heritage Arka Unskel hillfort, Highlands Arka Unskel is 2½ miles ESE of Arisaig at NM693839 and has also been known as Arisaig Fort, Ard Ghaunsgoik Read more Castle Hill, Almondbury Castle Hill’s imposing silhouette hides a great prehistoric fort, Norman castle and Victorian tower. Thanks to Varley’s trenches and the Read more West …

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