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 …
Archaeologists solve ancient mystery of '˜melted' Iron Age fort
Apr 30, 2018 · 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 …
The Mystery of the Vitrified Forts - Skeptoid
Sep 4, 2012 · 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 …
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 …
Vitrified Forts of Scotland – Echoes in the Mist
Jun 23, 2012 · 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 …
The Vitrified Forts of Scotland - Amusing Planet
Aug 6, 2019 · 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 …
Want to Build a Strong Fortress? Set It On Fire - National Geographic
Mar 3, 2016 · 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
Sep 27, 2015 · 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 …
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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