hillfort
Britishnoun
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Scientists examined goat bones recovered from Haughey's Fort in Co Armagh, a hillfort dating to roughly 1100-900 BCE, as well as remains from the medieval town of Carrickfergus in Co Antrim.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
Archaeologists and community members had previously discovered finds of Neolithic, Iron Age, Roman and medieval origins at the hillfort.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2022
Experts believed the settlement dubbed "Trelai Enclosure" could provide the missing link between the late Iron Age and early Roman period, showing what happened to people once they had moved on from the hillfort.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2022
Using radiocarbon dating, we plan to determine the age of these shellfish remains—and thus, the time when people first established this hillfort.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2016
There is strong evidence linking the profound societal changes that occurred at the start of Fiji’s hillfort period to climate change.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2016
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