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Knockfarrel (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Fearghalaigh) is a village, 1 mile east of Strathpeffer, in Dingwall in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. [ 1 ] Knockfarrel or Knock Farrel, or indeed Knock Farril (stone fort) is a vitrified pictish Iron Age fort which lies on the knockfarrel hill, immediately to ...
Vitrified fort, England, 1829. Vitrified forts are generally situated on hills offering strong defensive positions. Their form seems to have been determined by the contour of the flat summits which they enclose. The walls vary in size, a few being upwards of 12 feet (3.7 m) high, and are so broad that they present the appearance of embankments.
Pages in category "Vitrified forts in Scotland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Knock of Alves This page was last ...
Vitrified fort This page was last edited on 16 July 2018, at 23:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
The city, called Willemstad, is still entirely surrounded by its seven sided city wall. Wijk bij Duurstede: Utrecht One or more individual structures (Bastions, gates, towers, etc.) remain. A portion of the moat remains, as do several fragments of the city wall facing the riverside. One city gate still stands as a windmill has been built on top ...
Fort Carré; Fort Jesus, built in the 15th century in Mombassa by the Portuguese; Götavirke (Sweden) Great Wall of China, built as a protection from the northern steppe nomads; Great Abatis Border; Gustav Line, a fortified German defensive line in Italy during the Second World War; Hadrian's Wall, built by the Romans in northern Britain
Forts by city (4 C) Forts by heritage register (3 C) ... Vitrified fort This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 07:51 (UTC). Text is available under ...
The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a Pictish hill fort on its summit, [2] 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. It is the second highest fort in Scotland and its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which encloses an area of approximately 100 m by 30 m, 0.3 hectares.