Is that a fort on yonder hill?
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 07/12/2017

Hillforts are a key monument in the Iron Age landscape, but their distribution varies in density and excavation has shown that they range widely in date. This paper will discuss the problems of defining forts that arise both nationally and locally, examining those identified in Fife as components of the local settlement record. It will also explore the wider contexts of fortification in this part of Scotland, drawing on the data assembled in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland, now published online at https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/.

Stratford Halliday