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Green Castle

United Kingdom / Scotland / Portknockie /
 archaeological site, Medieval / Middle Ages, interesting place, promontory fort, iron age
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The so-called "Green Castle" was built on a naturally well-defended promontory on the northern edge of what is now Portknockie in the early Iron Age, perhaps as early as 1000 BC. Much later the Picts re-fortified the site with an elaborate timber-laced wall, and built a hall-house within. The fort appears to have been inhabited until about AD 1000. Although many features are still traceable, they are largely overgrown with grass.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Castle,_Portknockie
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Coordinates:   57°42'20"N   2°51'34"W
This article was last modified 7 years ago