Clwyd-Powys Archaeology(@CPATarchaeology) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Llanymynech hillfort is a hilltop enclosure, multivallate to north and north east; with a single rampart to the west where the line is utilised by Offa's dyke. The south-east is protected by steep cliffs.

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Llanymynech hillfort is a hilltop enclosure, multivallate to north and north east; with a single rampart to the west where the line is utilised by Offa's dyke. The south-east is protected by steep cliffs.
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Brian Groom(@GroomB) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yeavering Bell, Northumberland, late pre-historic hillfort (whatever a 'hillfort' was), by Sally Ann Norman. Tribal centre of the Votadini, known in Brythonic and Old Welsh as Din Gefron.

Yeavering Bell, Northumberland, late pre-historic hillfort (whatever a 'hillfort' was), by Sally Ann Norman. Tribal centre of the Votadini, known in Brythonic and Old Welsh as Din Gefron.
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Poundbury consists of a major settlement complex which spans four millennia from at least the late Neolithic period onwards. Its central focus is an Iron Age hillfort with multiple defences. ๐Ÿ“ธ B. Bendall

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Poundbury consists of a major settlement complex which spans four millennia from at least the late Neolithic period onwards. Its central focus is an Iron Age hillfort with multiple defences. ๐Ÿ“ธ B. Bendall
#Archaeology #History #Dorset
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Old Northern Curio(@northerncurio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A Norman church (with 8th century features), a Border castle, and a railway viaduct, all overlooked by an Iron Age hillfort, beautifully aligned in a Northumbrian valley.

A Norman church (with 8th century features), a Border castle, and a railway viaduct, all overlooked by an Iron Age hillfort, beautifully aligned in a Northumbrian valley.
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National Trust Archaeology(@NatTrustArch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The peninsula or headland has been a focus of human activity for thousands of years, with archaeological sites including Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement and Bronze Age barrows and an Iron Age hillfort.
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The peninsula or headland has been a focus of human activity for thousands of years, with archaeological sites including Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement and Bronze Age barrows and an Iron Age hillfort.
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Heidi History Mouse(@TheHistoryMouse) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For Mouse, and so a little further down the Avon she finds herself within sight of an Iron Age hillfort, augmented by a castle and a favourite haunt of the early Plantagenet kings. The continues ....

For Mouse, #FontsMeanFarewell and so a little further down the Avon she finds herself within sight of an Iron Age hillfort, augmented by a castle and a favourite haunt of the early Plantagenet kings. The #AvonScamper2024 continues ....
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Looking South across the Iron Age hillfort on Blewburton Hill in Oxfordshire, towards the Berkshire Downs. On the far horizon is also Lowbury Hill, the site of a large Roman building on its summit. hedleythorne.com

Looking South across the Iron Age hillfort on Blewburton Hill in Oxfordshire, towards the Berkshire Downs. On the far horizon is also Lowbury Hill, the site of a large Roman building on its summit. hedleythorne.com
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Henry White(@Wonterland26) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Took a small diversion round Poundbury Hillfort, a place I haven't visited in many years (since I was a kid) and as you can see, the views are pretty stunning here.

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Took a small diversion round Poundbury Hillfort, a place I haven't visited in many years (since I was a kid) and as you can see, the views are pretty stunning here.

#poundburyhillfort #poundbury #hillfort #Dorset #view #hills #rollinghills #countryside #yellowfields #walk #cows
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Epping Forest(@CoLEppingForest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did you know that Loughton Camp is an Iron Age hillfort John Dennis with indications of much earlier use over a wider area, including the nearby pits and hollows? To prevent damage to this Scheduled Monument, cycling and horse riding is not allowed.

Did you know that Loughton Camp is an Iron Age hillfort @EppingForest with indications of much earlier use over a wider area, including the nearby pits and hollows? To prevent damage to this Scheduled Monument, cycling and horse riding is not allowed.
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