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Country diary: Iron age speed bumps to slow the enemy
About a hundred stones, sticking up, jagged and angular, pointing in different directions, earthfast still after more than 2,000 years.’
More info :
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/12/country-diary-iron-age-speed-bumps-to-slow-the-enemy
Posted by
drewbhoy
14th April 2023ce
Comments (10)
It's a fine hillfort. The chevaux de frise is ace. Can't think of another fort with one off the top of my head, surely there must be a few? Don't remember coming across one though.
Posted by
thelonious
14th April 2023ce
Pretty sure there are a couple near Kilmartin as well as the two at Cademuir.
Posted by
drewbhoy
14th April 2023ce
Pretty rare... although there is Pen y Gaer in the northern Carneddau
Posted by
GLADMAN
14th April 2023ce
The first photo here:
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2932/dun_aonghasa.html
shows a spectacular example.
Posted by
ryaner
15th April 2023ce
Is Pen y Gaer on TMA Gladman?
Wow that's excellent ryaner, I'd love to visit that one.
Posted by
thelonious
15th April 2023ce
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/8406/penygaer_caerhun.html
The Welsh were very pragmatic when naming sites....
Posted by
GLADMAN
15th April 2023ce
Thanks for the link Gladman :-)
Posted by
thelonious
15th April 2023ce
Cheers Mr G and Mr R :-) Great links!
Posted by
drewbhoy
15th April 2023ce
Knew there was another.... this was on the list for last year but didn't make it to South Wales after Feb for various reasons. Maybe this, who knows?
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3920/carn_alw.html
Posted by
GLADMAN
15th April 2023ce
A few more
Law Hill near Perth (surprised it's not on TMA yet)
https://canmore.org.uk/site/28116/law-hill-arnbathie
Dreva Craig (A few of us have been to this one, I don't really remember it, it looks good though!)
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/13359/dreva_craig.html
Fell Of Barhullion (Mark's been to this one)
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/11052/fell_of_barhullion.html
Posted by
thelonious
15th April 2023ce
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