What were bronze age hillforts, like Earnsheugh, used for?

The high point in these images is a ‘hillfort’ 150m above the North Sea and with nothing but water and ice between this point and the north pole. The name ‘hill-fort’ suggests a fort on a hill. Archaeologists have never been happy with this term but are unable to think of anything better. Hillforts were [...]

Source: http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2011/04/20/what-were-bronze-age-hillforts-like-earnsheugh-used-for/

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