List of hillforts in Scotland
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, Argyll
- Dun Skeig, Kintyre
Clackmannanshire
- Castle Law, Dumyat
Dumfries and Galloway
East Lothian
- Black Castle
- Blackcastle Hill
- Chesters Hill Fort (Historic Scotland)
- Traprain Law
- White Castle
City of Edinburgh
Fife
Highland
- Dunearn
- Dun Cruinn
- Dun Evan
- Dun Ringill
- Dun Skudiburgh
- Craig Phadrig, Inverness
Midlothian
Moray
Perth and Kinross
- Moredun Top hill fort, Moncreiffe Hill[2]
- Dundurn
Scottish Borders
According to the Trimontium Trust the area has 408, one of the highest concentrations in Europe.
- Black Meldon
- Edin's Hall Broch (Historic Scotland)
- Eildon Hill
- Milkieston Rings
- Northshield Rings
- Peniel Heugh
- White Meldon
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
- 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hill forts in Scotland.
- 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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