Places tagged “fortress”

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress

Burroughston Broch

Burroughston Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the island of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland (grid reference HY54062100).

🇺🇸 United States · Fortress

Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County)

Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) · Iron Age fortified culture; Hopewell

Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County) in Ohio, Warren County, Fort Ancient, United States is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) for…

🇰🇵 North Korea · Fortress

Chongam-ri Earthen Castle

The Chongam-ri Earthen Castle is a fortification thought to date to the Gojoseon period. Located near Pyongyang, North Korea, it is similar to other earthen fortifications of the period.

🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress

Berat Castle

Berat Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Beratit), also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania.

🇵🇰 Pakistan · Fortress

Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart

Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) · Iron Age fortified culture

Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart in Sindh, Khairpur, Kot Diji, Pakistan is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age fortifie…

🇵🇹 Portugal · Fortress

The Castle of Penas Roias (Portuguese: Castelo de Penas Roias) is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Penas Roias, municipality of Mogadouro, in the Portuguese of district of Bragança.

🇸🇾 Syria · Fortress

Citadel of Garh Strath

Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic

Citadel of Garh Strath in Homs Governorate, Syria is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) fortress attributed to Chalcolithic culture.

🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress

Dinaburga Castle

Dinaburga Castle (German: Dünaburg), also known as Vecdaugavpils or Vecpils, is a castle located in Naujene Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia, east of Daugavpils.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Fortress

Shallow Fortress

Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age

Shallow Fortress in County Kerry, Ireland is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) fortress attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.

🇲🇽 Mexico · Fortress

Ghat-Mazar Ridge Fortress

Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid

Ghat-Mazar Ridge Fortress in Chiapas, Mexico is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) fortress attributed to Ubaid culture.

🇦🇷 Argentina · Fortress

Fortress of Harbor Grimston

Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) · Roman

Fortress of Harbor Grimston in Catamarca, Argentina is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) fortress attributed to Roman culture.

🇺🇦 Ukraine · Fortress

Bilhorod Kyivskyi

Bilhorod Kyivskyi (Ukrainian: Білгород-Київський) or Belgorod (Russian: Белгород) was a city-castle in Kievan Rus', on the right bank of the Irpin River.

🇩🇪 Germany · Fortress

Bunkenburg

Bunkenburg was a castle built during the 13th and 14th centuries in the shape of a circular fort located on the banks of the Aller opposite Ahlden in north Germany.

🇩🇪 Germany · Fortress

Alcimoennis

Alcimoennis or Alkimoennis is the name widely attached to a Celtic Oppidum, or hill fort above the modern town of Kelheim in Bavaria, Germany.

🇸🇪 Sweden · Fortress

Dynge Castle

Dynge Castle (Swedish: Dynge borgruin), also formerly known as Dyngehus, is a castle ruin in central Bohuslän, Sweden.

🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress

Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort

Chimú (1100–1470 CE border fortress 30 m high pyramidal fortress) later Inca 1470 reused · Chimú border fort vs Chancay/Inca; Inca reused as border 1470

Paramonga fort excavated by Cieza and Middendorf.

🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress

Humayma

Humayma (Arabic: الحميمة, romanized: al-Humayma) also spelled Humeima and Humaima, is the modern name of ancient Hawara.

🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress

Burtnieki

Burtnieki (German: Burtneck) is a village (population 488) in Burtnieki Parish, Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near Lake Burtnieks. Administrative centre of Burtnieki Parish.

🇭🇺 Hungary · Fortress

Aquincum

Aquincum (Latin: [aˈkᶣɪŋkũː], Hungarian: [ˈɒkviŋkum]) was an ancient city, situated on the northeastern borders of the province of Pannonia within the Roman Empire.

🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress

Borsh Castle

Borsh Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Borshit) also known as Sopot Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Sopotit) from the hill it is located, is a historic castle near the village Borsh, Albania, near the coast of…

🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress

En Hazeva — Nabataean–Roman Road Station Annex

Nabataean–Roman (100 BCE–300 CE) · Nabataean then Roman (Petra–Gaza road)

En Hazeva — Nabataean–Roman Road Station Annex in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean–Roman (100 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Nabataean then Roman (Petra–Gaza road).