A "hill fort" is a strategically built structure built for
refuge. The structure is built to follow the contours of a hill, with giant rings of
ditches going around it, so that the fort itself, when looked at from an aerial view,
kind of looks like a bullseye.
There are different types of
hill forts, and here are some of them:
The hilltop contour
-the classic hill fort; an inland location with a hilltop defensive position surrounded
by artificial ramparts or steep natural slopes.
Inland
promontory -an inland defensive position on a ridge or spur with steep slopes on 2 or 3
sides, and artificial ramparts on the level
approaches.
Interfluvial -a promontory above the confluence
of two rivers, or in the bend of a meander.
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