View NW of Dunnideer Iron Age vitrified fort, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, showing lumps of stonework fused by intense heat, & the Medieval castle.

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View NW of Dunnideer Iron Age vitrified fort, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, showing lumps of stonework fused by intense heat, & the Medieval castle. Timber framing within the walls caught fire & heated the stone to melting point: deliberate building technique; accident or attack. To the rear L is the cone of Tap o' Noth, another Iron Age hillfort with vitrified stone walls. The tower at Dunnideer was built in 1260 using prehistoric stonework from the fort.

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Size: 3780px × 2678px
Location: Dunnideer Vitrified Fort and Castle, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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