promontory fort उदाहरण वाक्य
उदाहरण वाक्य
- All along the Manx coastline, and particularly on the rocky slate headlands of the south, are the remains of promontory forts which date back almost 2, 000 years.
- A promontory fort is a coastal headland, isolated from the mainland by a stone, turf or earthen rampart ( univallate ), or more than one ( multivallate ).
- Shetland is well known for its prehistoric heritage including several well-preserved brochs and iron-age promontory forts, and the islands were later a centre of Viking culture.
- A possible site of a promontory fort is located to the north-east of Achiemore on the shore of the Kyle of Durness where drystone and turf enclosures have been surveyed.
- "' Castlesteads "'is an Iron Age promontory fort, situated on the east bank of the River Irwell on a natural promontory in Bury, Greater Manchester ( ).
- Later evidence points to occupation of The Dak with the finding of a perforated multivallate, meaning multiple ditches, promontory fort at Old Castle Head where there are remains of hut platforms within the ditches.
- The northeast edge of the hill, where the slope is least severe, was disconnected from the adjacent ground by the erection of a massive ditch and bank, perhaps originally forming a promontory fort.
- The nearby Chillerton Down is the site of an unfinished Iron Age promontory fort and a antenna for the Isle of Wight radio station broadcasting on 107.00 MHz, as well as several other stations.
- Malcolm Todd, in " The South West to AD 1000 " ( 1987 ), discusses other etymologies that have been put forward, such as the name being a reference to dwellers in promontory forts,
- The case for an enclosure is less clear cut than for Trendle Ring, since Plainsfield is on a spur and does have steep slopes on two sides, making it like a promontory fort, similar to nearby Ruborough.