Chesters Hill Fort in East Lothian in Scotland was probably built in the first millennium BC, and was occupied into the Roman occupation of Britain in the early centuries of the first millennium AD. The remains of several houses are visible within the fort. #HillfortsWednesday

Otrala or Ohrala hillfort in eastern Finland is an Iron Age hillfort. It used to locate on an island in the past above the Lake Ukonvesi c. 10 km south from Mikkeli. In 1888 Appelgren dug there and Leppäaho visited in 1937, 1938 and 1955, Huurre in 1972 and Poutiainen in 1991. #HillfortsWednesday

Berry Ring hillfort in Bradley, Staffordshire, England. A large univallate hillfort dated to the Iron Age near the village of Billington. Finds from the site have included pottery and flints dating from the Iron age as well as much later pottery dating from the medieval period. #HillfortsWednesday

Kinver camp is a univallate hillfort and a Scheduled Monument in Kinver, Staffordshire. It is located on the highest point of the Kinver escarpment southwest from the village. It is 210m x 300m in size. Its ditch is approximately 24m wide. #HillfortsWednesday

Isolated and wooded, D-shaped hillfort on Nesscliffe Hill above the Rivers Severn and Perry. Internal area c. 2.8ha. Small scale excavations by Hume and Jones 1953-56 and lately by Oxford University. Several coins and 2nd to 4th century pottery. The top has been cleared and restaured and there is an assumed shrine. #HillfortsWednesday

Skällberget hill fort in Siuntio, Finland. A view of the top of the hill. The hillfort is located across the road from the medieval St. Peter's Church and is protected by the Finnish law, like all old archaeological sites. A nature trail leads to the top of the hill. #HillfortsWednesday

Beacon Hill is the only univallate hillfort in Leicestershire. It dates probably from the late Bronze Age/early Iron Age. In 1858 a founder’s hoard with two spearheads and a bronze socketed axe was discovered. An axe mould and a bronze bracelet were also found. Its name suggests signalling fires. It is the highest hill in the county, so a natural landmark. #HillfortsWednesday

The approach to Dunadd Fort at the southern end of Kilmartin Glen in Argyll. Occupied since the Iron Age, the fort was a major centre for the Gaelic kings of Dál Riata from around AD 500 to AD 800. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #Dunadd #Argyll

Päijälä hillfort in Kuhmoinen, Finland, lies on an isthmus between Lakes Linnajärvi and Saaresjärvi in a forest wilderness. The hill rises 40 m higher than its environs and the top is c. 100 m in diameter on two levels. The defenses are in the west. The C14 dating is 1026–1281 CE #HillfortsWednesday

The Sakaini #hillfort in #Latvia. Digital Terrain Model (DTM) created using public Latvian Airborne Laser Scanning data and produced by our team with a drone in 2024. #HillfortsWednesday