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There are 1,224 hill forts in England. [1] Although some originate in the Bronze Age, the majority of hill forts in Britain were constructed during the Iron Age (about 8th century BC to the Roman conquest of Britain). There was a trend in the 2nd century BC for hill forts to fall out of use. [2]
The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland was an online database of hillforts―fortified settlements built in the Bronze Age and Iron Age―in the British Isles.It was compiled by researchers from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Oxford and University College Cork, led by Ian Ralston and Gary Lock.
The spellings "hill fort", "hill-fort" and "hillfort" are all used in the archaeological literature. The Monument Type Thesaurus published by the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage lists hillfort as the preferred term. [9] They all refer to an elevated site with one or more ramparts made of earth, stone and/or wood, with an external ...
In England the term fort gradually superseded the term castle in the Tudor period (1485-1603) when the royal family and the nobility stopped building new fortified residences for themselves. See also: Castles in England which contains articles about many castles of the 11th to 16th centuries, and some later non-military buildings styled as castles.
Small promontory fort on a spur of Calton Hill (south of Ballcross Farm). Findings date from the Iron Age and Bronze Age. [3] Burr Tor Great Hucklow. Derbyshire: Oval prehistoric enclosure. About 400m by 170m. It is now Camphill Airfield, home of Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club. [4] [5] Carl Wark: Near Hathersage. Derbyshire
In the United Kingdom the term fort superseded the term castle in the Tudor period when the royal family and the nobility stopped building new fortified residences for themselves. See also: Castles in the United Kingdom which contains articles about many castles of the 11th to 16th centuries, and some later non-military buildings styled as castles.
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. List of hillforts in Ireland; List of hillforts in Latvia; List of hillforts in Lithuania
Forts in England. Subcategories. This category has the following 22 subcategories, out of 22 total. C. Forts in Cornwall (1 C, 11 P) D. Forts in Devon (2 C, 6 P)