Dumyat Fort
Dumyat Fort is located 374 m above sea level on a secondary peak of the 418 m high mountain of the same name in the Ochil Hills , east of Bridge of Allan in the Scottish county of Stirling . The trail to the summit begins on the back road north of the Bridge of Allan and into the Sheriffmuir area east of Dunblane .
The remains of the prehistoric fort lie on the edge of the ridge with sweeping views over the Forth Valley and the surrounding hills. Dumyat Fort is bounded in the south and east by the lip and in the north and west, where the entrance is, by walls. Inside there is a second structure similar to that of the duns to the west. It measures around 27 x 16 m, and its wall may originally have been four meters thick. Without an excavation, the chronology and the relationship between the various buildings cannot be clarified.
The traditional name can be associated with a written record of the population in this part of Scotland. Dumyat and Dun Myat are forts of the Maeatae , an alliance of Pictish tribes mentioned by the Roman historian , consul and senator Cassius Dio in the 3rd century. The current name of the hill, it is believed, is a corruption of "Dun Maeatae".
See also
literature
- Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie: Scotland. Archeology and Early History. Thames and Hudson, London 1981 ( Ancient Peoples and Places 99), ISBN 0-50002-100-7 .
Web links
- Description Engl. and pictures
- Entry on Dumyat Fort in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sheriffmuir is the location of several menhirs and was the site of a battle during the First Jacobite Rising in 1715 .
Coordinates: 56 ° 9 '17 " N , 3 ° 52' 52" W.