A hillfort is a type of fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the...
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Kernavė Mounds (redirect from Kernavė Hillforts)
The Kernavė hillforts (Lithuanian: Kernavės piliakalniai, Kernavė hillforts) are five hillforts at the southern edge of Kernavė (Širvintos District, Aukštaitija...
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Hillforts in Britain refers to the various hillforts within the island of Great Britain. Although the earliest such constructs fitting this description...
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Old Oswestry (redirect from Old Oswestry hillfort)
Oswestry Hillfort". Historic England. Jones, Erin Lloyd; Gale, Fiona (25 June 2020). "2". In Malim, Tim; Nash, George (eds.). Old Oswestry Hillfort and its...
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June 2023, Bradeliškės hillfort was added to the national register as a protected area of national significance. List of hillforts in Lithuania "Karmazinų...
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Hillfort at Rathgall, Co. Wicklow, near Tullow, Co. Carlow". Cultural Heritage Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2014. Raftery, Barry. "Rathgall Hillfort"...
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of hillforts: Great Britain List of hillforts in Wales List of hillforts in Monmouthshire List of hillforts on the Isle of Man List of hillforts in Northern...
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Below it the list of hillforts in Lithuania. The first three volumes of the atlas of Lithuanian hillforts (Lietuvos piliakalniai. Atlasas, eds. Z. Baubonis...
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Mountfortescue Hillfort is a National Monument consisting of a hillfort with tumuli located in County Meath, Ireland. Mountfortescue Hillfort is located about...
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This is a list of hillforts of Monmouthshire that have been registered with Cadw as historical monuments. Welsh names are in brackets. List of hill forts...
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44722°N 2.24278°W / 52.44722; -2.24278 Kinver Edge Hillfort, is a univallate Iron Age hillfort with a massive rampart and outer ditch along the south-west...
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Castle Hill, Huddersfield (redirect from Almondbury hillfort)
late-Bronze Age or early Iron Age univallate hillfort with a single raised bank, a later Iron Age multivallate hillfort, a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle...
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The Ąžuolpamūšė hillfort, also known as the Dabužiai hillfort, is an archaeological site in Pasvalys district municipality, Lithuania near the village...
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Badbury Rings (redirect from Badbury Hillfort)
the site. The site now belongs to the National Trust. A survey of the hillfort by the RCHME was begun in 1993. The summit area was cleared of undergrowth...
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21.678056°E / 56.246389; 21.678056 The Apuolė hillfort (Lithuanian: Apuolės piliakalnis) is a hillfort in Lithuania located by Apuolė, a historic village...
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Liskeard (redirect from Liskeard Hillfort Primary School)
St Martin's Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School in Lake Lane and Hillfort Primary School on Old Road. The latter was opened in September 2006 following...
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Straževica (archaeological site) (redirect from Prehistoric hillfort Strazevica)
Straževica Prahistorijska gradina Straževica Prehistoric hillfort Straževica Straževica Shown within Republika Srpska Show map of Republika Srpska Straževica...
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200m 220yds CAERAU HILLFORT Caerau Hillfort (Welsh: Bryngaer Caerau) is a large triangular multivallate Iron Age hillfort, built on a previously occupied...
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Khotiv hillfort is a hillfort of early Iron Age (Scythian times, 6 century BC) in the village of Khotiv, Ukraine. The hillfort adjoins the southern part...
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Lielbertuši, Mežotne hillfort, Podiņi, Siliņi, Zeltiņi, Ziedoņskola Dobele district Atvases, Auce, Bāļas-Šķērstaiņi, Cibēni, Dobele hillfort, Gailīši, Grīnerti...
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Barbury Castle is a scheduled hillfort in Wiltshire, England. It is one of several such forts found along the ancient Ridgeway route. The site, which lies...
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Oldbury Camp (redirect from Oldbury hillfort)
353–5. ISBN 978-0-19-284101-8. Historic England. "Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury Hill (1007458)". National Heritage...
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Kupiškis mound (Lithuanian: Kupiškio piliakalnis) is a hillfort in Kupiškis, Lithuania. List of hillforts in Lithuania "Kupiškio piliakalnis". Visuotinė lietuvių...
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Castle Law (redirect from Castlelaw hillfort)
Castle Law The Hillfort of Castlelaw Highest point Elevation 1,601 ft (488 m) Geography Castle Law Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Parent range Pentland...
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Hillforts in Scotland are earthworks, sometimes with wooden or stone enclosures, built on higher ground, which usually include a significant settlement...
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Mount Badon at Solsbury Hill. List of hillforts and ancient settlements in Somerset "Focus on Little Solsbury Hillfort". The Heritage Journal. 22 March 2010...
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sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Hillfort of Otzenhausen" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January...
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13 February 2011. "List of Hillforts in Bedfordshire". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 13 February 2011. "List of Hillforts in Berkshire". The Megalithic...
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Kartena Hillfort, also called the Castle, Swede or Lūžtis Mountain, is located on the other side of the river from Kartena Town in Lithuania. The town...
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