| 1. | Furthermore this site is an example of a vitrified fort
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| 2. | Vitrified forts such as Castle Hill are rarely found in England, and are more usual in Scotland.
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| 3. | The excavations also found vitrified rock, possibly indicating the island was once occupied by a vitrified fort.
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| 4. | Typically, they only survive as earthworks today, although remains of vitrified forts are found throughout Scotland.
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| 5. | Other similarly-sized vitrified forts within the area include Dun Evan, Dun Finlay and Dun Davie.
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| 6. | Vitrified forts are the remains of duns that have been set on fire and where stones have been partly melted.
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| 7. | An area known as Kemp Law is associated with the site of a vitrified fort and the Badger Brae that lies nearby.
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| 8. | Approximately to the north of Monifieth lies Laws hill, on which lies the Iron age ruins of a broch and vitrified fort.
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| 9. | There are also large numbers of vitrified forts, which have been subjected to fire, many of which may date to this period.
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| 10. | A vitrified fort crowns the hill of Knockfarrel in the parish of Fodderty, and there is a circular dun near the village of Lochcarron.
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