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  • Such burned forts range in age from Neolithic to Roman period. The heating was so extreme that all, some or part of the structures were vitrified or calcined.
  • Stone enclosures that have come to become called 'Vitrified forts' are scattered about in a relatively small area of Scotland where they have been best documented.
  • Robert Schoch, a geologist, after having examined some of these vitrified forts, wrote an article in New Dawn magazine.
  • One of the best examples of a vitrified fort is Tap o'Noth, which is near the village of Rhynie in northeastern Scotland.
  • The Vitrified Forts of Scotland: How do you vitrify a fort? There have been many theories as to how vitrification has occured in some ancient forts...
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    • Melted Castles / Forts – Europe and Middle East
    • Vitrified Forts – Scotland and Sweden
  • Set It On Fire, The remains of the ancient Pictish Hill fort Tap O Noth near Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Famed for its vitrified stone walls Stock Photo...
  • A few lines from The Mystery of the Vitrified Forts by Brian Dunning and Uncovering the Secrets of Scotland’s Vitrified Forts: The vitrification is not easy to spot.
  • The fort is known for its vitrified walls, which are made from stones that have been heated to such a high temperature that they fuse together.