List of hillforts in Scotland
Dunadd, Kilmartin, Argyll
Tap o'Noth, Aberdeenshire
This page lists hill forts in Scotland. There are 1,695 in the country.[1] Hill forts typically date from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Typically, they only survive as earthworks today, although remains of vitrified forts are found throughout Scotland.
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll and Bute
- An Caisteal, Coll
- Dùn Cholla, Colonsay
- Dùn Dubh, Coll
- Dùn Eibhinn, Colonsay
- Dùn Meadhonach, Colonsay
- Dùn Morbhaidh, Coll
- Dunadd
- Dun Skeig, Kintyre
Clackmannanshire
- Castle Law, Dumyat
Dumfries and Galloway
East Lothian
Chesters Hill Fort, East Lothian
Traprain Law, East Lothian
- Black Castle
- Blackcastle Hill
- Chesters Hill Fort (Historic Scotland)
- Traprain Law
- White Castle
City of Edinburgh
Fife
Highland
- Dunearn
- Dun Evan
- Dun Ringill
- Craig Phadrig, Inverness
Midlothian
Moray
Perth and Kinross
- Moredun Top hill fort, Moncreiffe Hill[2]
Scottish Borders
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
Kite aerial photo of Peace Knowe Hillfort
- Bowden hill fort
- Peace Knowe hill fort
- Castlethorn hill fort
- Cockleroy hill fort
- Dechmont Law, possible hill fort
Western Isles
See also
References
- ↑ Morris, Steven (21 June 2017). "Hill fort hotspots in UK and Ireland mapped for first time in online atlas". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Moncreiffe Hill". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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- West Lothian Archaeology Group, aerial photography of a number of hill forts in West Lothian
- Hillforts Atlas Project – a crowd-sourced project to map the hillforts of Britain and Ireland
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