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    A hillfort is a type of fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the...
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  • Hillforts in Britain refers to the various hillforts within the island of Great Britain. Although the earliest such constructs fitting this description...
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    The Kernavė hillforts (Lithuanian: Kernavės piliakalniai, Kernavė hillforts) are five hillforts at the southern edge of Kernavė (Širvintos District, Aukštaitija...
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  • The Ąžuolpamūšė hillfort, also known as the Dabužiai hillfort, is an archaeological site in Pasvalys district municipality, Lithuania near the village...
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    Oswestry Hillfort". Historic England. Jones, Erin Lloyd; Gale, Fiona (25 June 2020). "2". In Malim, Tim; Nash, George (eds.). Old Oswestry Hillfort and its...
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    Castle Law The Hillfort of Castlelaw Highest point Elevation 1,601 ft (488 m) Geography Castle Law Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Parent range Pentland...
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  • June 2023, Bradeliškės hillfort was added to the national register as a protected area of national significance. List of hillforts in Lithuania "Karmazinų...
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    Kartena Hillfort, also called the Castle, Swede or Lūžtis Mountain, is located on the other side of the river from Kartena Town in Lithuania. The town...
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    Hillfort at Rathgall, Co. Wicklow, near Tullow, Co. Carlow". Cultural Heritage Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2014. Raftery, Barry. "Rathgall Hillfort"...
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    This is a list of hillforts of Monmouthshire that have been registered with Cadw as historical monuments. Welsh names are in brackets. List of hill forts...
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  • late-Bronze Age or early Iron Age univallate hillfort with a single raised bank, a later Iron Age multivallate hillfort, a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle...
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  • Mountfortescue Hillfort is a National Monument consisting of a hillfort with tumuli located in County Meath, Ireland. Mountfortescue Hillfort is located about...
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    Below it the list of hillforts in Lithuania. The first three volumes of the atlas of Lithuanian hillforts (Lietuvos piliakalniai. Atlasas, eds. Z. Baubonis...
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  • Aukštupėnai mound or Kupiškis mound (Lithuanian: Aukštupėnų piliakalnis) is a hill fort in Kupiškis, Lithuania. List of hillforts in Lithuania v t e...
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    the site. The site now belongs to the National Trust. A survey of the hillfort by the RCHME was begun in 1993. The summit area was cleared of undergrowth...
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    21.678056°E / 56.246389; 21.678056 The Apuolė hillfort (Lithuanian: Apuolės piliakalnis) is a hillfort in Lithuania located by Apuolė, a historic village...
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    200m 220yds CAERAU HILLFORT    Caerau Hillfort (Welsh: Bryngaer Caerau) is a large triangular multivallate Iron Age hillfort, built on a previously occupied...
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  • of hillforts: Great Britain List of hillforts in Wales List of hillforts in Monmouthshire List of hillforts on the Isle of Man List of hillforts in Northern...
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    of the hillfort, about 0.3 km northeast of the village, about 0.2 km northeast of the right bank of the Neris, in the forest. List of hillforts in Lithuania...
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  • 44722°N 2.24278°W / 52.44722; -2.24278 Kinver Edge Hillfort, is a univallate Iron Age hillfort with a massive rampart and outer ditch along the south-west...
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    Woolsbarrow Hillfort is a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath in the district of Purbeck in the county of Dorset, England. It dates to the period from the Late...
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    sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Hillfort of Otzenhausen" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January...
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  • 42556°N 2.26444°W / 52.42556; -2.26444 Drakelow Hillfort is a small multivallate Iron Age hillfort, located on a promontory (known as Drakelow Hill)...
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  • Grabbist Hillfort is an Iron Age oval hillfort or defended enclosure, west of Dunster in Somerset, England. The site is 885.8 feet (270.0 m) long and...
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    Hillforts in Latvia offered not only military and administrative functions but they were also cultural and economic centres of some regions. The Latvian...
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    Straževica Prahistorijska gradina Straževica Prehistoric hillfort Straževica Straževica Shown within Republika Srpska Show map of Republika Srpska Straževica...
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    Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort in the civil parish of South Cadbury in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument and...
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    St Martin's Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School in Lake Lane and Hillfort Primary School on Old Road. The latter was opened in September 2006 following...
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    Hillforts in Scotland are earthworks, sometimes with wooden or stone enclosures, built on higher ground, which usually include a significant settlement...
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    Ham Hill Hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort located on Ham Hill, Somerset, England. It was also occupied during the mesolithic and neolithic periods and...
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