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Cademuir Hill

Hillfort

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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
drewbhoy 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. thelonious Posted by thelonious
14th April 2023ce
Pretty sure there are a couple near Kilmartin as well as the two at Cademuir. drewbhoy Posted by drewbhoy
14th April 2023ce
Pretty rare... although there is Pen y Gaer in the northern Carneddau GLADMAN Posted by GLADMAN
14th April 2023ce
The first photo here: https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2932/dun_aonghasa.html shows a spectacular example. ryaner 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.
thelonious Posted by thelonious
15th April 2023ce
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/8406/penygaer_caerhun.html

The Welsh were very pragmatic when naming sites....
GLADMAN Posted by GLADMAN
15th April 2023ce
Thanks for the link Gladman :-) thelonious Posted by thelonious
15th April 2023ce
Cheers Mr G and Mr R :-) Great links! drewbhoy 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
GLADMAN 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
thelonious Posted by thelonious
15th April 2023ce
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