List of hillforts in Scotland

This page lists hill forts in Scotland. There are 1,695 in the country.[1] Hill forts typically date from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Typically, they only survive as earthworks today, although remains of vitrified forts are found throughout Scotland.

Contents
Angus | Argyll and Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries and Galloway | City of Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | City of Edinburgh | Falkirk | Fife | City of Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanarkshire | Orkney | Perth and Kinross | Renfrewshire | Scottish Borders | Shetland | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian | Western IslesSee also | External links
Dunadd, Kilmartin, Argyll
Tap o'Noth, Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Argyll and Bute

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries and Galloway

East Lothian
Chesters Hill Fort, East Lothian
Traprain Law, East Lothian

City of Edinburgh

Fife

Highland

Midlothian

Moray

Perth and Kinross

Scottish Borders

According to the Trimontium Trust the area has 408, one of the highest concentrations in Europe.

South Lanarkshire

Stirling

West Dunbartonshire

West Lothian
Kite aerial photo of Peace Knowe Hillfort
  • Bowden hill fort
  • Peace Knowe hill fort
  • Castlethorn hill fort
  • Cockleroy hill fort
  • Dechmont Law, possible hill fort

Western Isles

See also

References
  1. Morris, Steven (21 June 2017). "Hill fort hotspots in UK and Ireland mapped for first time in online atlas". The Guardian.
  2. "Moncreiffe Hill". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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