Best of Scottish Islands
The 20 best hill forts in Scottish Islands
Our curated top 20 hill forts in Scottish Islands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 40 hill forts see the full hill forts index for Scottish Islands.
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Maes Howe

Maes Howe — Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland.
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Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn — Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland in the islands of Orkney.
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Links of Noltland

Links of Noltland — archaeological site near Grobust Bay on the north coast of Westray in Orkney, Scotland.
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Broch of Gurness

The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall. It once housed a substantial
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Taversoe Tuick, chambered cairn and nearby remains

Taversoe Tuick, chambered cairn and nearby remains — archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.
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Pettigarths Field Cairns

Pettigarths Field Cairns — neolithic archaeological site in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.
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