Trusty's Hill

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Stone with protective grille

Trusty's Hill in the Boreland Hills to the west of Gatehouse of Fleet and east of Anwoth in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland , is a hill fort with Pictish symbols on a rock outcrop . The square is of national importance and was legally protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument ( German  "under monument protection , ancient monument" ).

Trusty's Hill tracing

In 2012, proved an archaeological excavation that the fortress at Trusty's Hill an important center of the Dark Ages ( English Dark Ages was) in Scotland. The archeological fieldwork included a topographic GPS survey to create a plan and 3D model of the entire Trusty's Hill.

The Hillfort is formed by a stone rampart around the top of the hill, an outer rampart, a moat carved into the rock on the north side and a series of smaller outer ramparts on the south side.

The pictorial symbols on an open area of ​​the bedrock at the entrance to the fort consist of Class I and II symbols; a double disc with a Z-rod, a "fish monster" and a sword . The rock carvings are meticulous carvings on the summit of an early medieval center of power. They are located opposite a basin carved into the rock, the function of which was most likely ritual. This constellation on the access path can be found in the same way at the citadel of Dunadd .

Around 90 round pebbles, including 5 weighing over 200 grams, were found on the east and west sides of the summit in 2012. The question arises whether such stones were overlooked in previous excavations of other hill castles in Scotland.

Current finds give evidence of a castle complex that could have belonged to the Rheged Kingdom of King Urien .

literature

  • Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie: Scotland. Archeology and Early History. Thames and Hudson Ltd., London 1981, ISBN 0-50002-100-7 , ( Ancient places and people 99).
  • Ian AG Shepherd: Exploring Scotland's Heritage. Grampian . HMSO, Edinburgh 1986, ISBN 0-11-492453-8 .

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Individual evidence

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Coordinates: 54 ° 52 '44.6 "  N , 4 ° 12' 2.3"  W.