Category
Hill forts
Iron Age hill forts ringing the chalk downs and Welsh borders — Maiden Castle, Old Oswestry, Tre'r Ceiri, the Iron Age stamped into the contour lines.
620 places in this category.
Hill forts by region
- 101 hill forts in South East England
- 76 hill forts in South West England
- 60 hill forts in Scottish Highlands
- 57 hill forts in North Wales
- 38 hill forts in West Midlands
- 38 hill forts in South Wales
- 37 hill forts in Scottish Lowlands
- 36 hill forts in Scottish Islands
- 34 hill forts in London
- 31 hill forts in East Midlands
Highlights
Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
Aesica
Aesica — Roman fort, archaeological site in Northumberland, England, UK.
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Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
Alauna
Alauna — Roman fort and settlement on the site of present-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, UK.
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Hill forts · North West England
Buckton Castle
Buckton Castle — 12th-century castle in Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Hill forts · East Midlands
Burrough Hill
Burrough Hill — Iron Age hill fort in Leicestershire, England, UK.
Castles · North Wales
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle — castle in Caernarfon, North Wales.
Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
Carrawburgh
Carrawburgh — Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK.
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Hill forts · South East England
Castrum Anderitum
Castrum Anderitum — 3rd century Roman fort in the province of Britannia.
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Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
Coria
Coria — archaeological site in Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK.
Hill forts · North Wales
Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves
Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves — Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales.
Castles · North Wales
Harlech Castle
Harlech Castle — castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales.
Hill forts · North West England
Hoghton Tower
Hoghton Tower — Grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Hill forts · Central Scotland
Holyrood Park
Holyrood Park — park in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Hill forts · Scottish Islands
Maes Howe
Maes Howe — Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland.
Hill forts · South East England
Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle — Iron Age hill fort in Dorset, England, UK.
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Hill forts · West Midlands
Mellor hill fort
Mellor hill fort — prehistoric site in North West England.
Castles · South East England
Old Wardour Castle
Old Wardour Castle — Grade I listed castle in Wardour, Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Hill forts · North Wales
Penycloddiau
Penycloddiau — hillfort primarily located in Ysceifiog community, Flintshire.
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Hill forts · North West England
Ravenglass Roman Bath House
Ravenglass Roman Bath House — archaeological site at Ravenglass, United Kingdom.
Hill forts · South East England
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort — Roman fort at Richborough, Ash, United Kingdom.
Hill forts · Scottish Islands
Ring of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar — Neolithic henge and stone circle on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
UNESCO World Heritage · South East England
Stonehenge
Stonehenge — Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
UNESCO World Heritage · South East England
Stonehenge Cursus
Stonehenge Cursus — Neolithic cursus monument.
Hill forts · Scottish Islands
Stones of Stenness
Stones of Stenness — henge in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.
UNESCO World Heritage · London
Tower of London
Tower of London — castle in central London, United Kingdom.
Hill forts · North Wales
Abbey Green Roman site
Abbey Green Roman site — archaeological site in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.
Hill forts · Yorkshire & the Humber
Aberford Dykes
Aberford Dykes — series of archaeological earthworks.
Castles · Mid Wales
Aberystwyth Castle
Aberystwyth Castle — Grade I listed castle in Ceredigion, Wales.
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Hill forts · South East England
All Cannings Cross
All Cannings Cross — archaeological site in All Cannings, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Hill forts · London
Ankerwycke Priory
Ankerwycke Priory — Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds.
Hill forts · South East England
Aquae Sulis
Aquae Sulis — town in Roman Britain on the site of Bath, England.
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Hill forts · Scottish Highlands
Aquhorthies stone circle
Aquhorthies stone circle — architectural structure in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Hill forts · West Midlands
Ariconium
Ariconium — Ariconium was a road station of Roman Britain mentioned in Iter XIII of the Iter Britanniarum of the Antonine Itineraries. It was located at Bury Hill.
Hill forts · Central Scotland
Arthur's O'on temple
Arthur's O'on temple — probable Roman temple near Falkirk, Scotland, destroyed in 1743.
Hill forts · Mid Wales
Arthur's Stone, Herefordshire
Arthur's Stone, Herefordshire is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.
Hill forts · West Midlands
Ascot d'Oilly Castle
Ascot d'Oilly Castle — castle in Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Hill forts · South East England
Ashleys Copse
Ashleys Copse — Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England.
Hill forts · South East England
Aston Valley Barrow Cemetery
Aston Valley Barrow Cemetery — group of Bronze Age burial mounds in England.
Hill forts · Scottish Highlands
Auchagallon Stone Circle
Auchagallon Stone Circle — archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
Hill forts · Northern Ireland
Aughlish
Aughlish — archaeological site in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, England, UK.
Hill forts · South East England
Avebury
Avebury — Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England, UK.
Hill forts · East Midlands
Baconsthorpe Castle
Baconsthorpe Castle — Grade I listed castle in Norfolk, England, UK.
Hill forts · South East England
Badbury Rings
Badbury Rings — Iron Age hill fort in east Dorset, England, UK.
Hill forts · Scottish Highlands
Balbridie
Balbridie — Neolithic timber hall remains in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Hill forts · South West England
Ballowall Barrow
Ballowall Barrow — archaeological site in St Just, Cornwall, England, UK.
Hill forts · Scottish Highlands
Balnageith Farmhouse
Balnageith Farmhouse — archaeological site in Moray, Scotland, UK.
Castles · West Midlands
Banbury Castle
Banbury Castle — archaeological site in Banbury, Cherwell, England, UK.
Hill forts · North Wales
Barclodiad y Gawres
Barclodiad y Gawres — neolithic burial chamber in Anglesey, Wales, UK.
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Hill forts · North East England
Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.
Hill forts · Scottish Islands
Barnhouse Settlement
Barnhouse Settlement — archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.
Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
Barsalloch Fort
Barsalloch Fort — archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Hill forts · South West England
Bartinney Castle
Bartinney Castle — Iron Age enclosure in Cornwall, England, UK.
Hill forts · London
Bartlow Hills
Bartlow Hills — Roman tumuli cemetery in Bartlow (Cambridgeshire, UK).
Hill forts · South East England
Battlesbury Camp
Battlesbury Camp — site of an Iron Age bivallate hillfort on Battlesbury Hill in Wiltshire, England, UK.
Hill forts · Northern Ireland
Beaghmore
Beaghmore — complex of early Bronze Age megalithic features in Northern Ireland.
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- We currently list 620 hill forts across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
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