List Of Hill Forts In Scotland
This page lists hill forts in Scotland. Hill forts typically date from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Typically, they only survive as earthworks today, although remains of vitrified forts are found throughout Scotland.
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| Aberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll and Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries and Galloway | City of Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | City of Edinburgh | Falkirk | Fife | City of Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanarkshire | Orkney | Perth and Kinross | Renfrewshire | Scottish Borders | Shetland | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian |Western Isles See also | External links |
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