How many hill forts are in this guide?

We currently list 667 hill forts across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.

Are these places free to visit?

Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.

Where does the data come from?

Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.

How often is this updated?

A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.

Hill forts

Iron Age hill forts ringing the chalk downs and Welsh borders — Maiden Castle, Old Oswestry, Tre'r Ceiri, the Iron Age stamped into the contour lines.

667 places in this category.

Hill forts by region

Highlights

Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands

Aesica

Aesica — Roman fort, archaeological site in Northumberland, England, UK.

Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands

Alauna

Alauna — Roman fort and settlement on the site of present-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, UK.

Hill forts · North West England

Buckton Castle

Buckton Castle — 12th-century castle in Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Hill forts · East Midlands

Burrough Hill

Burrough Hill — Iron Age hill fort in Leicestershire, England, UK.

Castles · North Wales

Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle — castle in Caernarfon, North Wales.

Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands

Carrawburgh

Carrawburgh — Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK.

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Hill forts · South East England

Castrum Anderitum

Castrum Anderitum — 3rd century Roman fort in the province of Britannia.

Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands

Coria

Coria — archaeological site in Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK.

Hill forts · North Wales

Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves

Ffynnon Beuno and Cae Gwyn Caves — Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales.

Hill forts · North West England

Glannoventa

Glannoventa — Roman fort and settlement.

Castles · North Wales

Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle — castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales.

Hill forts · North West England

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower — Grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Hill forts · Central Scotland

Holyrood Park

Holyrood Park — park in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Hill forts · Scottish Islands

Maes Howe

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

Hill forts · South East England

Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle — Iron Age hill fort in Dorset, England, UK.

Hill forts · West Midlands

Mellor hill fort

Mellor hill fort — prehistoric site in North West England.

Castles · South East England

Old Wardour Castle

Old Wardour Castle — Grade I listed castle in Wardour, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Hill forts · North Wales

Penycloddiau

Penycloddiau — hillfort primarily located in Ysceifiog community, Flintshire.

Hill forts · South East England

Portus Adurni

Portus Adurni is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.

Hill forts · North West England

Ravenglass Roman Bath House

Ravenglass Roman Bath House — archaeological site at Ravenglass, United Kingdom.

Hill forts · South East England

Richborough Roman Fort

Richborough Roman Fort — Roman fort at Richborough, Ash, United Kingdom.

Hill forts · Scottish Islands

Ring of Brodgar

Ring of Brodgar — Neolithic henge and stone circle on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.

Hill forts · Scottish Islands

Skara Brae

Skara Brae — Neolithic archaeological site in Scotland.

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Stonehenge

Stonehenge — Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.

UNESCO World Heritage · South East England

Stonehenge Cursus

Stonehenge Cursus — Neolithic cursus monument.

Hill forts · Scottish Islands

Stones of Stenness

Stones of Stenness — henge in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands

Aballava

Aballava is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.

Hill forts · Yorkshire & the Humber

Aberford Dykes

Aberford Dykes — series of archaeological earthworks.

Castles · Mid Wales

Aberystwyth Castle

Aberystwyth Castle — Grade I listed castle in Ceredigion, Wales.

Hill forts · South East England

All Cannings Cross

All Cannings Cross — archaeological site in All Cannings, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Hill forts · London

Ankerwycke Priory

Ankerwycke Priory — Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds.

Hill forts · South East England

Aquae Sulis

Aquae Sulis — town in Roman Britain on the site of Bath, England.

Hill forts · Scottish Highlands

Aquhorthies stone circle

Aquhorthies stone circle — architectural structure in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Hill forts · East Midlands

Arbor Low

Arbor Low — Neolithic henge monument.

Hill forts · West Midlands

Ariconium

Ariconium — Ariconium was a road station of Roman Britain mentioned in Iter XIII of the Iter Britanniarum of the Antonine Itineraries. It was located at Bury Hill.

Hill forts · Central Scotland

Arthur's O'on temple

Arthur's O'on temple — probable Roman temple near Falkirk, Scotland, destroyed in 1743.

Hill forts · Mid Wales

Arthur's Stone, Herefordshire

Arthur's Stone, Herefordshire is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.

Hill forts · West Midlands

Ascot d'Oilly Castle

Ascot d'Oilly Castle — castle in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Hill forts · South East England

Ashleys Copse

Ashleys Copse — Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England.

Hill forts · South East England

Aston Valley Barrow Cemetery

Aston Valley Barrow Cemetery — group of Bronze Age burial mounds in England.

Hill forts · Scottish Highlands

Auchagallon Stone Circle

Auchagallon Stone Circle — archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

Hill forts · Scottish Highlands

Auchinhove

Auchinhove — archaeological site in Moray, Scotland, UK.

Hill forts · Northern Ireland

Aughlish

Aughlish — archaeological site in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, England, UK.

Hill forts · South East England

Avebury

Avebury — Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England, UK.

Hill forts · West Midlands

Aves ditch

Aves ditch — archaeological site in Oxfordshire.

Hill forts · Mid Wales

Aymestrey burial

Aymestrey burial — Beaker cist discovered in Herefordshire, England.

Hill forts · East Midlands

Baconsthorpe Castle

Baconsthorpe Castle — Grade I listed castle in Norfolk, England, UK.

Hill forts · South East England

Badbury Rings

Badbury Rings — Iron Age hill fort in east Dorset, England, UK.

Hill forts · Scottish Highlands

Balbridie

Balbridie — Neolithic timber hall remains in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Hill forts · South West England

Ballowall Barrow

Ballowall Barrow — archaeological site in St Just, Cornwall, England, UK.

Hill forts · Scottish Highlands

Balnageith Farmhouse

Balnageith Farmhouse — archaeological site in Moray, Scotland, UK.

Castles · West Midlands

Banbury Castle

Banbury Castle — archaeological site in Banbury, Cherwell, England, UK.

Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands

Banna

Banna — Roman fort in Cumbria, England.

Hill forts · West Midlands

Bannaventa

Bannaventa — settlement in Northamptonshire, England.

Hill forts · South East England

Barbury Castle

Barbury Castle — hill fort in England.

Hill forts · North Wales

Barclodiad y Gawres

Barclodiad y Gawres — neolithic burial chamber in Anglesey, Wales, UK.

Hill forts · North East England

Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.

Hill forts · Scottish Islands

Barnhouse Settlement

Barnhouse Settlement — archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

Hill forts · South West England

Barnstaple Castle

Barnstaple Castle — castle in Devon, England, UK.

Hill forts · Scottish Highlands

Barpa Langass

Barpa Langass — chambered cairn in Scotland.

Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands

Barsalloch Fort

Barsalloch Fort — archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

Hill forts · South West England

Bartinney Castle

Bartinney Castle — Iron Age enclosure in Cornwall, England, UK.

Hill forts · London

Bartlow Hills

Bartlow Hills — Roman tumuli cemetery in Bartlow (Cambridgeshire, UK).

Hill forts · South East England

Battlesbury Camp

Battlesbury Camp — site of an Iron Age bivallate hillfort on Battlesbury Hill in Wiltshire, England, UK.

Hill forts · Northern Ireland

Beaghmore

Beaghmore — complex of early Bronze Age megalithic features in Northern Ireland.

Hill forts · Mid Wales

Bedd Taliesin

Bedd Taliesin — listed Historic Monument and grave.

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Frequently asked questions

How many hill forts are in this guide?: We currently list 667 hill forts across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
Are these places free to visit?: Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
Where does the data come from?: Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
How often is this updated?: A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.