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Arka Unskel Fort
Arka Unskel is 2½ miles ESE of Arisaig at NM693839 and has also been known as Ard Ghaunsgoik and Ard Ghamhgail. Described as on a promontory on the north side of Loch nan Uamh with a heavily vitrified wall.
East Yorkshire
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Lancashire
← BrigantiaLinked DocumentsThe Brigantes of LancashireAn interesting heading in Robert Morden’s map of Lancashire (1695) places “The Brigantes” in Lancashire. Worth investigating to try to understand exactly what Robert Morden was trying to portray here.Castercliff Hill FortThis denuded hillfort is oval and encloses almost two acres. The defences comprise triple circuits of bank and ditch, …
South Yorkshire
The county of South Yorkshire
North Derbyshire
In the county of Derbyshire
Northumberland
The county of Northumberland
Eboracum, York
Eboracum was the Roman capital of Northern England
Devil’s Arrows
This Bronze Age site comprises of three large standing stones, it is thought originally there were as many as five stones in this alignment. Being Bronze Age little is known about the origin of the Devil’s Arrows, the name reflecting a more recent myth. The monument is strongly linked with an alignment with several others covering a line of over 50 miles and heading north south through North Yorkshire.
Cleave Dyke Defensive System
The Cleave dyke system is several Dykes which combine to create a boundary of between 9 and 18 kilometres running north south to the west of Thirsk.
Catterick Roman Fort
The Fort at Catterick. It has an unusual shape due to multiple fort plans being overlayed on it. Originally it was a Roman fort, but a settlement soon sprang up outside the fort, which soon dominated the fort, and Catterick became one of the most important ‘Small towns’ in the north of Britain.
