Remains of the fort at Dunadd, Kilmartin, Argyll
Arthur's Seat, viewed to the north-north-east from Blackford Hill Trig Point
Prospect from Craig Phadrig, looking westward along the southern shore of the
Beauly Firth
Rock outcrop and pond, Peniel Heugh summit
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, most predominantly on the Scottish mainland, and also including on some of the Scottish islands. One of the highest concentrations of historic hillforts in Europe, according to the Trimontium Trust, is in the Scottish Borders, including particularly in the historic county of Berwickshire. Hill forts in Scotland typically date from the Bronze and Iron Ages, but post-Roman inhabitation of many sites is also important. The remains today typically survive only as earthworks with occasional traces of structural stone in varying quantity. Remains of vitrified forts are also found throughout Scotland.
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll and Bute
Clackmannanshire
Dumfries and Galloway
East Lothian
City of Edinburgh
Fife
Highland
Midlothian
Moray
Perth and Kinross
Scottish Borders
According to the Trimontium Trust, the area of the Scottish Borders lays claim to as many as 408 identifiable hillfort sites, one of the highest concentrations in Europe.
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
- Bowden Hill, near Linlithgow
- Castlethorn, or Canniewell Slack, Torphichen
- Cockleroy
- Dechmont Law, possible hill fort remains
- Peace Knowe, by Ochiltree
Western Isles
See also
