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The larger hillforts are also called citanias, cividades or cidás (English: cities). They were located on hilltops, which allowed tactical control over the surrounding countryside and provided natural defences. They usually had access to a spring or small creek to provide water; some even had large reservoirs to use during sieges. Typically, a ...
Hillforts in Britain refers to the various hillforts within the island of Great Britain. Although the earliest such constructs fitting this description come from the Neolithic British Isles , with a few also dating to later Bronze Age Britain , British hillforts were primarily constructed during the British Iron Age .
List of hillforts on the Isle of Man; List of hillforts in Northern Ireland; List of hillforts in Scotland; List of hillforts in England. List of hillforts in the Peak District; List of hillforts and ancient settlements in Somerset; Other List of Estonian fortresses contains a common list of castles, fortresses, forts, an hillforts.
Forde-Johnston, James (1962). "The Iron Age Hillforts of Lancashire and Cheshire". Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 72: 9– 46. Forde-Johnston, James (1976). Hillforts of the Iron Age in England and Wales: a survey of the surface evidence. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0-85323-381-0. Sutton, J. E. G. (1966).
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Terraces on Maungawhau / Mount Eden, marking the sites of the defensive palisades and ditches of this former pā. The word pā (Māori pronunciation:; often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages.
Hillforts in Scotland are earthworks, sometimes with wooden or stone enclosures, built on higher ground, which usually include a significant settlement, built within the modern boundaries of Scotland. They were first studied in the eighteenth century and the first serious field research was undertaken in the nineteenth century.
List of hillforts and ancient settlements in Somerset; W. List of hillforts in Wales This page was last edited on 23 December 2020, at 20:22 (UTC). ...