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The Brigantes of Lancashire

An image illustrating an article about The Brigantes of Lancashire on thealicesyndrome.com

An 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 Fort

This denuded hillfort is oval and encloses almost two acres. The defences comprise triple circuits of bank and ditch, with scarps representing outworks to the NE. The innermost bank is the slightest and may represent an earlier, univallate fort.

Lancashire

← BrigantiaLinked DocumentsCastercliff Hill FortThis denuded hillfort is oval and encloses almost two acres. The defences comprise triple circuits of bank and ditch, with scarps representing outworks to the NE. The innermost bank is the slightest and may represent an earlier, univallate fort.The Brigantes of LancashireAn interesting heading in Robert Morden’s map of Lancashire (1695) …

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