#Hill fort

[famousinuniverse]

Gwalior Fort, Hill fort, Gwalior, India: The Gwalior Fort, commonly known as the Gwāliiyar Qila, is a hill fort near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. The fort has existed at least since the 10th century, and the inscriptions and monuments found within what is now the fort campus indicate that it may have existed as early as the beginning of the 6th century. Wikipedia

#Gwalior Fort #Hill fort #Gwalior #Madhya Pradesh #India

[silvaris]

Schloss Werenwag by Waldemar Fotler

#medieval castle #fairytale #mountain chalet #manor #hill fort #my upload #silvaris #castle #stone #building #medieval #ancient #mountain #mountains

[wgm-beautiful-world]

The Great Wall of INDIA

#kumbhalgarh #the great wall #mewar #fortress #hill fort #rajasthan #india #asia

[thewolfnessphotography]

Hill-forts of Kernavė

Lithuania

#landscape #landscape photography #nature #nature landscape #nature photography #panorama #panorama photography #landscape panorama #sky #clouds #sunrays #sunlight #hills #hill fort #hill forts #historical #historic #unesco #world heritage #unesco world heritage #unesco site #photographer on tumblr #original photography #original photographers #original photography on tumblr #Kernavė #Kernave #Lithuania #Lietuva

[ancientorigins]

What mysteries lie at the captivating Badbury Rings hill fort nestled in the heart of Dorset's picturesque countryside? From its Celtic origins to its Roman connections, this historic site transports us to another era. Owned by the influential Bankes noble family for generations, it wasn't until Sir Henry John Ralph Bankes' passing in 1982 and the subsequent transfer of the estate to the National Trust that opportunities arose for the long-awaited exploration of the site.

Excavations uncovered numerous artifacts, including pottery from the mid to late Iron Age, silver and bronze coins from the Durotriges tribe, as well as Roman coins, glass beads, and bronze jewelry. However, these findings suggest that the hill fort had a relatively short period of habitation. The emergence of the nearby Romano-British settlement, Vindocladia, led to the gradual abandonment of Badbury Rings, allowing it to succumb to the passage of time.

The allure of Badbury Rings still persists, where history whispers through the windswept fields of Shapwick, revealing the resilience of ancient Britain against the tides of time.

#Hill fort #Dorset #Roman coins #Iron Age #Roman-Britain #Roman #Celtic

[thesilicontribesman]

Howick Iron Age Hillfort, Howick, nr. Alnwick, Northumberland

#ice age #stone age #bronze age #copper age #neolithic #mesolithic #calcholithic #paleolithic #prehistoric #prehistory #archaeology #stonework #earthworks #hill fort #fortification #ancient living #ancient cultures #Northumberland #outdoors #wild places #landscape

[claer]

sinhagad fort - maharashtra, india

#mine #doorways #ruins #cottagecore #maharashtra #india #indian architecture #fort #pune #hill fort #maratha #maratha empire #magical

[historyfiles]

Castro Culture Oppida: the Castro culture of ancient Iberia was literally the 'culture of the hill forts', covering the north-western regions of the peninsula, including northern Portugal and northern Spain.

#history #historyfiles #castro #cultures #iberia #atlantic bronze age #galicia #hillfort #hill fort #portugal #spain #oppida #ancient europe #ancient history #ancient iberia #ancient spain #ancient portugal #iron age

[whatevergreen]

Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Ron Lightfoot, November 2020

The ancient banks and ditches of the Iron Age hillfort, which later surrounded the first location of Salisbury (1070-1220).

#salisbury #old sarum #hill fort #autumn

[lith-laugh-love]

1st Feb 2023

Chûn Castle, situated not far from Chûn Quoit, is an Iron Age Hill fort near Pendeen in Cornwall. The same as Chûn Quoit, it's name means 'The House on the Downs' from the Cornish Chy Woon. The hillfort is roughly 2,000 years younger than the quoit just down the slope, which is quite humbling to think about.

Cornovia by Craig Weatherhill provides some more information on it's lay out - the fort has 2 concentric walls which are incredibly thick (almost 5 meters in places!), with two huge gateposts as it's entrance. It has an outer ditch as additional fortification, and has evidence of two occupations (iron age & then dark age). Excavation found a giant smelting furnace! Within the walls is the Chûn Castle Holy Well - which I missed on my trip.

megalithic.co.uk

#Chûn Castle #Chun Castle #Iron Age Hillfort #Hill fort #iron age #cornwall #kernow

[tim-dennis]

Moel Famau from Burton Hill fort

#tim dennis #canon #photography #lensblr #tim dennis.tumblr #70d #canon 70d #original photographers #pws #hill #moel famau #sunset #burton hill fort #hill fort #wirral #wales #hills #landscape #landscapes #estuary #dee estuary

[mothmiso]

Porto l Portugal (2) (3) by Ma Jacob

Via Flickr:

(1) Castro de São Paio (3) Aldeia | village     

#hill fort #churches #plantlife #mock orange #village #portugal #porto

[kentengland]

Maiden Castle, Dorset. #castle #dorset #dorchester #ironage #hillfort #m...

#youtube #castle #iron age #hill fort #history #historic england #dorset #dorchester #maiden #maiden castle #travel #places to visit #places to go #mound #hill

[ukdamo]

Today's photo with the most hits: wheat fields from Roundway Iron Age Hill Fort.

#roundway #hill fort #iron age #landscape #wheat #agriculture

[ancientorigins]

There has recently been the suggestion that an Iron Age king, just revealed in England, could have ruled from Danebury Fort, a strategic hillfort, which overlooks the Hampshire landscape. So what is this fort’s story?

#Britons #Iron Age #hill fort #Roman #Roman Colonization and Expansion #English #British #Britain

[kvetch19]

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#rampart #hill #fort #hill fort #mountains #nature