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Period: Dark Ages

East Witton Camp

Filed under Dark Ages, Hill Fort, Iron Age

The earthwork known in the National Trust inventory as East Witton Camp lies on the north-facing slope of Braithwaite Banks, only a couple of hundred metres uphill from Braithwaite Hall. It is a small, roughly oval Iron-Age enclosure that covers about two and a quarter acres (just under a hectare). We call Braithwaite Wood Fort Iron Age, but it’s actually undated, but its typology indicates a potential Iron Age origin.

Sep 27

Mystery of Vitrified Forts

Filed under Articles, Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Reports, Spain, Vitrified Fort

It was during a trip to.Scotland, in the Summer of 1997, that I first heard of vitrified hillforts. It was near Urqhart Castle, south of Inverness. As ancient monuments close early in that country, I could only see from a distance that impressive ruined fortress overlooking the west bank of Loch Ness.

Sep 27

The Vitrified Forts of the British Isles and Europe

Filed under Bronze Age, Hill Fort, Iron Age, Reports, Vitrified Fort

This page is the “collection centre” for our research into vitrified forts, covering the area largely known as the British Isles.

Brigantia, dark ages, Fort, France, hillfort, ireland, Iron Age, Isle of Mann, scotland, vitrified

Sep 23

Monmouth’s Kings of Britain

Filed under Articles, Dark Ages, Early Christian, Iron Age, Leaders, Roman

Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Kings of Britain includes a number of unknown potential kings, as well as some recognised as existing, including King Lear from Shakespeare.