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Arthur's Seat

These forts are likely to have been centres of power of the Votadini, who were the subject of the poem Y Gododdin which is thought to have been written about 600 AD in their hillfort on Edinburgh castle crag.

Balksbury

Balksbury is the site of a former Bronze Age hillfort to the southwest of Andover, Hampshire.

It was a large hillfort first occupied in the Late Bronze Age, and probably had rather a nice view over the confluence of Pillhill brook and the River Anton, below and to the southeast.

Caerau Hillfort

Caerau Hillfort (ST13377498) is a large triangular multivallate Iron Age hillfort occupying the western tip of an extensive ridge-top plateau in the western suburbs of Caerau and Ely, Cardiff, Wales.

Castercliff

Castercliff is an Iron Age hillfort situated close to the towns of Nelson and Colne in Lancashire, Northern England.

Castle Downs

Castle Downs, Cornwall, the site of an important hillfort in Cornwall, England

Celliwig

So it has been suggested that this court might be the hillfort of Llanmelin, near Caerwent.

Ffridd Faldwyn, Montgomery

This was following the most recent excavation practices developed by Mortimer Wheeler for his excavations at the hillfort at Maiden Castle in Dorset.

Highbury Hill, Clutton

Highbury Hill in Clutton, Somerset, England is the site of the earthwork remains of an Iron Age univallate hillfort.

Long Wittenham

The nearness to the Iron Age hillfort of Wittenham Clumps and the Roman (and post-Roman) town of Dorchester show that the localised area was of great importance for many centuries, although the notion that Witta (and/or his family) were related to the later Royal House of Wessex, is unproven.

Membury services

The Iron Age hillfort, Membury Camp, lies to the immediate southwest of the old airfield and the services.

Piešťany District

The most known monument from this part is the Great Moravian hillfort near the village of Ducové, which existed from the second half of the 9th to the first half of the 10th century.

Považský Inovec

There are many monuments in or near the mountain range, including Great Moravian hillfort Kostolec near Ducové, Hlohovec Castle near Hlohovec, Beckov Castle near Beckov, Topoľčany Castle and Tematín Castle.

Prideaux

Prideaux Castle, an Iron Age hillfort near St Blazey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom


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