Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Iron Age hillforts are well-researched but still hold many mysteries, especially those with vitrified ramparts. Experts aren't sure how or why vitrification of these ancient stone walls took place. Here's quick summary of this particular phenomenon which is found mostly in Scotland.
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Friend, C.R., Kirby, J.E., Charnley, N.R. and Dye, J., (2016). New field, analytical data and melting temperature determinations from three vitrified forts in Lochaber, Western Highlands, Scotland. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10, pp.237-252.
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Vitrified rock at Dunagoil Hillforts, credit: Rod Collier
Langwell Hillfort, credit: Donald Bain
Iron Age hillforts are well-researched but still hold many mysteries, especially those with vitrified ramparts. Experts aren't sure how or why vitrification of these ancient stone walls took place. Here's quick summary of this particular phenomenon which is found mostly in Scotland.
#ancient #ironage #Scotland
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✨ REFERENCES
Friend, C.R., Kirby, J.E., Charnley, N.R. and Dye, J., (2016). New field, analytical data and melting temperature determinations from three vitrified forts in Lochaber, Western Highlands, Scotland. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10, pp.237-252.
✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS
CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Vitrified rock at Dunagoil Hillforts, credit: Rod Collier
Langwell Hillfort, credit: Donald Bain
