Vitrified fort - Wikipedia
Vitrified forts are stone enclosures whose walls have been subjected to vitrification through heat. [1] It was long thought that these structures were unique to Scotland, but they have since been identified in several other parts of western and northern Europe.
Archaeologists solve ancient mystery of '˜melted' Iron Age fort
2018年4月30日 · Over the years, a number of experiments have been carried out at Dun Deardail in Glen Nevis to establish how temperatures hot enough to fuse stones together, in a process called vitrification, were...
The Mystery of the Vitrified Forts - Skeptoid
2012年9月4日 · Some 60 ancient stone forts in Scotland have vitrified walls, with the stone melted into glass. Here's what we know. For over 250 years, archaeologists studying ancient Scottish ruins have reported a type of construction said to defy explanation.
List of hillforts in Scotland - Wikipedia
This article lists a few selected examples of hill forts in Scotland. The remains of at least 1,695 hillforts have been counted throughout the country as a whole, [1] most predominantly on the Scottish mainland, and also including on some of the Scottish islands.
Vitrified Forts of Scotland – Echoes in the Mist
2012年6月23日 · Fifty examples of vitrified forts have been found in Scotland, and their presence is a great mystery since it is unclear how or why they would have been heated to such an extent that the surface of the stone turned to glass.
The Vitrified Forts of Scotland - Amusing Planet
2019年8月6日 · Vitrified forts were originally thought to exist only in Scotland, but they have since been identified in several other parts of western and northern Europe. More than two hundred such examples exist across Europe, of which seventy are in Scotland alone.
Want to Build a Strong Fortress? Set It On Fire - National Geographic
2016年3月3日 · The remains of an ancient vitrified fort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near the ruins of a medieval castle built in the 13th century.
Vitrified Forts Distribution - Brigantes Nation
2015年9月27日 · One of the great mysteries of classical archaeology is the spartan worldwide distribution of vitrified forts with the exception of Scotland.. Scotland. There are at least 50 such forts throughout Scotland.
Vitrified Forts - Aberdeenshire Council
Vitrified Forts These represent only one of several types of defensive site in the north-east, dating from c 900BC to c AD 900. They are called 'vitrified' because the stones of their rampart...
Vitrified forts in Scotland: A problem in interpretation and …
Childe (1935) tentatively accepted 60 possible vitrified forts, and provides a distribution map which at least indicates the regions of Scotland which show these structures.
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