fort. Another example of a promontory fort is Fort Pitt, which was built by the English during the American Revolution on the site of the former Fort... 3 KB (380 words) - 19:32, 23 April 2024 |
Cornish promontory forts, commonly known in Cornwall as cliff castles, are coastal equivalents of the hill forts and Cornish "rounds" found on Cornish... 29 KB (2,509 words) - 13:33, 16 October 2023 |
Caherconree (redirect from Caherconree Fort) Ireland, and one of its southerly spurs is the site of an ancient stone promontory fort, which is a protected National Monument. In Irish academic Paul Tempan's... 9 KB (848 words) - 09:39, 16 April 2024 |
List of hillforts in Wales (redirect from List of hill forts in Wales) 3108; -4.1229), contour fort Caer Idris Hillfort (53°11′15″N 4°15′17″W / 53.1874°N 4.2546°W / 53.1874; -4.2546), promontory fort Caer y Twr (53°18′51″N... 191 KB (21,481 words) - 21:40, 20 February 2023 |
List of hillforts in Ireland (category Forts in Ireland) 54.08306; -7.54496), promontory fort Derryragh (54°04′39″N 7°40′02″W / 54.07751°N 7.66714°W / 54.07751; -7.66714), contour fort Drumacleeskin (54°05′36″N... 135 KB (14,383 words) - 22:27, 11 April 2022 |
19th century Promontory fort, mainly Iron Age Star fort, in 15th and 16th century Europe Tegart fort, in Palestine from 1930s Wagon fort, a mobile fortification... 2 KB (325 words) - 17:56, 31 December 2022 |
Fortification (redirect from Fort) Māori fortification Peel tower Polygonal fort Promontory fort Qila Redoubt Revetment Ring fort Retrechment Sea fort Seawall Submarine pen Stockade Tower house... 66 KB (7,725 words) - 04:51, 19 April 2024 |
Castillo San Felipe del Morro (redirect from El Morro Fort) Castillo San Felipe del Morro (English: Promontory Castle of Saint Philip), most commonly known as El Morro (The Promontory), is a large fortress and citadel... 30 KB (3,124 words) - 22:12, 21 April 2024 |
Largy Waterfall (section Possible 'promontory fort') right beside Largy Waterfall. This 'enclosure' is marked as being a 'promontory fort' on the current O.S.I. Discovery Series map of the area. Not much now... 8 KB (942 words) - 19:13, 10 May 2023 |
Willapark (Boscastle) (section The Promontory Fort) 317-foot high promontory just south of Boscastle on the north coast of Cornwall in South West England. It is the site of an Iron Age hill fort and a small... 5 KB (658 words) - 14:58, 20 April 2023 |
Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a scheduled monument. The Victoria County History describes the location of the fort as follows:... 6 KB (695 words) - 21:36, 31 July 2023 |
Hillforts in Britain (redirect from Contour fort) Brittany and west Wales. Examples: Huelgoat; The Rumps and other promontory forts of Cornwall. Sloping Enclosure or Hill-slope enclosure: smaller earthwork... 30 KB (3,922 words) - 04:00, 18 March 2024 |
Martello tower (redirect from Martello Fort) Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from... 75 KB (7,754 words) - 14:35, 9 April 2024 |
Cavehill (section McArt's Fort) emperor Napoleon. On top of this are the remains of an ancient promontory fort called McArt's Fort. Cavehill was also historically called 'Ben Madigan' (from... 10 KB (1,207 words) - 22:07, 24 October 2023 |
Castle. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes promontory fort and ring fort sites in the townlands of Ballybunion and Doon West. Ballybunion... 10 KB (786 words) - 23:19, 16 March 2024 |
Greenala Point (section Promontory fort) of the fort on Greenala Point. The Iron Age promontory fort, known as Greenala Point Fort or Greenala Camp is a scheduled monument. The fort, occupying... 3 KB (237 words) - 09:43, 21 May 2023 |
Holborn Head (section Hill fort) promotorium noted by Ptolemy. At the tip is a bank, all that remains of a promontory fort, which has been listed as a protected monument since 1933. One source... 5 KB (577 words) - 10:09, 27 September 2023 |
Dún Aonghasa (category Forts in the Republic of Ireland) anglicised version Dun Aengus) is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór, at the... 8 KB (599 words) - 16:55, 2 March 2024 |
Jaigarh Fort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota... 14 KB (1,742 words) - 15:40, 30 September 2023 |
Hogan, C. Michael (2 November 2007). Burnham, A. (ed.). "Mogador: Promontory fort". The Megalithic Portal. "Child Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East"... 49 KB (6,006 words) - 16:44, 19 February 2024 |
(which was built c.1808) stands close to the site of a much earlier promontory fort, known as Mothar or Moher. This earlier fortification stood until at... 7 KB (465 words) - 19:34, 8 August 2020 |