List of hillforts in Scotland
This article lists a few selected examples of hill forts in Scotland. The remains of at least 1,695 hillforts have been counted throughout the country as a whole, most predominantly on the Scottish mainland, and also including on some of the Scottish islands. One of the highest concentrations of historic hillforts in Europe, according to the Trimontium Trust, is in the Scottish Borders, including particularly in the historic county of Berwickshire. Hill forts in Scotland typically date from the Bronze and Iron Ages, but post-Roman inhabitation of many sites is also important. The remains today typically survive only as earthworks with occasional traces of structural stone in varying quantity. Remains of vitrified forts are also found throughout Scotland.
| [|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 |
Aberdeenshire
- Barmekin of Echt
- Barra Hill
- Mither Tap
- Dunnicaer
- Dunnideer
- Tap o' Noth
Angus
Argyll and Bute
- An Caisteal, Coll
- Dùn Cholla, Colonsay
- Dùn Dubh, Coll
- Dùn Eibhinn, Colonsay
- Dùn Meadhonach, Colonsay
- Dùn Morbhaidh, Coll
- Dunadd, Argyll
- Dun Skeig, Kintyre
- The Doon, Arran
Dumfries and Galloway
East Lothian
- Black Castle
- Blackcastle Hill
- Chesters Hill Fort
- Kae Heughs, near Haddington
- Kidlaw, near Dalkeith
- Traprain Law
- White Castle
City of Edinburgh
Fife
Highland
- Dunearn
- Dun Cruinn
- Dun Evan
- Dun Ringill
- Dun Skudiburgh
- Craig Phadrig, Inverness
Midlothian
Moray
Perth and Kinross
- Moredun Top hill fort, Moncreiffe Hill
- Dundurn
Scottish Borders
According to the Trimontium Trust, the area of the Scottish Borders lays claim to as many as 408 identifiable hillfort sites, one of the highest concentrations in Europe.- Addinston
- Black Meldon
- Broxmouth
- Bunkle Edge series of linked hillforts running along a ridge north of the B6438 from Reston to Preston
- Chester Hill, Burnmouth
- Cockburn Law
- Colud's Fort, Kirk Hill, St Abb's Head
- Duns Law, Duns
- Earns Heugh
- Edin's Hall Broch
- Eildon Hill
- Fosterland Burn
- Gordon Castle, Bogle Plantation, Gordon
- Habchester, Bastleridge
- Hirsel Law
- Milkieston Rings
- Mutiny Stones
- Northshield Rings
- Peniel Heugh
- Primrose Hill Fort
- Raecleugh Head
- Tollis Hill
- White Meldon
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
- Bowden Hill, near Linlithgow
- Castlethorn, or Canniewell Slack, Torphichen
- Cockleroy
- Dechmont Law, possible hill fort remains
- Peace Knowe, by Ochiltree