Today, for some reason, we’re thinking about #Reconstruction

Here’s some amazing Iron Age hillfort recreations that have recently caught our eye, starting with this excellent picture of Yeavering Bell © Eric Dale for @NlandNP

https://northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk 

Happy #HillfortsWednesday !
Continuing today’s worldwide theme of #Reconstruction, here’s the Iron Age enclosure of Bloodgate Hill #Norfolk recreated in this wonderful aerial view © Susan White @NorfolkHeritage @NorfArchTrust

For more see: http://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/project/bloodgate-hillfort/

#HillfortsWednesday
It’s #HillfortsWednesday we’re hearing a lot about #Reconstruction

Here’s the epic oval trivallate Iron Age enclosure of White Castle #EastLothian in a stunning recreation © David Simon @JohnGrayCentre heritage hub

For more see: http://www.johngraycentre.org 
Iron Age hillforts don’t always get reconstructed but when they do the results are simply stunning 🤩

Here’s Cadbury Camp #Somerset for #HillfortsWednesday in a gorgeous recreation © @JennieAReconArt @nationaltrust

For more see:
http://www.gag-cifa.org/?p=136 
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cadbury-camp/features/the-iron-age-past-of-cadbury-camp
The 6ha enclosure of Ingleborough N #Yorkshire is, at 720m OD, the highest hillfort in England. Its rugged monumentality is beautifully captured in this #reconstruction © Judith Dobie ©HistoricEngland

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1008876

https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/ingleborough-hillfort-ingleton-9385

#HillfortsWednesday
Hillfort reconstructions at their most effective in these dramatic works of Iron Age Tre'r Ceiri on the Llŷn Peninsula #Gwynedd from the air and the N gate approach © A.Smith for @GwyneddArch appearing in @IntarchEditor

See: http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue48/6/box2.html

#HillfortsWednesday
Hillfort reconstructions at their most effective in these dramatic works of Iron Age Tre'r Ceiri on the Llŷn Peninsula #Gwynedd from the air and the N gate approach © A.Smith for @GwyneddArch appearing in @IntarchEditorSee: http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue48/6/box2.html #HillfortsWednesday
Hillfort reconstructions at their most effective in these dramatic works of Iron Age Tre'r Ceiri on the Llŷn Peninsula #Gwynedd from the air and the N gate approach © A.Smith for @GwyneddArch appearing in @IntarchEditorSee: http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue48/6/box2.html #HillfortsWednesday
A great reminder that hillforts aren’t just for the Iron Age in this brooding #reconstruction of post #Roman Dinas Emrys #Gwynedd @nationaltrust 😍© Peter Dennis from British Forts in the Age of Arthur by Angus Konstam @OspreyBooks

https://ospreypublishing.com/british-forts-in-the-age-of-arthur-pb

#HillfortsWednesday
Another great #reconstruction of late 5th century hillfort activity with this painting of the SW gate at Cadbury Castle #Somerset © Peter Dennis from the 2008 book British Forts in the Age of Arthur by Angus Konstam @OspreyBooks

https://ospreypublishing.com/british-forts-in-the-age-of-arthur-pb

#HillfortsWednesday
Here’s a stunning #reconstruction of the 3.2ha multivallate Iron Age Warton Crag #Lancashire © JohnHodgson @Arnside_AONB for #HillfortsWednesday 🤩

For more of John’s gorgeous archaeological artwork see http://johnhodgson.uk.com 
The hillfort of Old Oswestry #Shropshire is featured in this beautiful ground-level perspective #reconstruction view of the monumental Iron Age rampart sequence © Ivan Lapper @EnglishHeritage 🤩

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/old-oswestry-hillfort/

#HillfortsWednesday
Like all #reconstruction pictures by the great Alan Sorrell, we LOVE this evocative 1967 image of *A Celtic Warrior and War Chariot* (although the universal use of horned head gear is a tad questionable) in the entrance way to an unnamed Iron Age enclosure

#HillfortsWednesday
This reconstruction of Ivinghoe Beacon #Buckinghamshire © Mark Gridley @ChilternsAONB @AshridgeNT #Chilfort recently shared by @Hillfortian still fair takes our breath away

Great to see the Iron Age still looking so glorious 😍

See: https://www.chilternsaonb.org/about-chilterns/beacons-of-the-past.html

#HillfortsWednesday
A great #reconstruction of Tatchbury Mount hillfort #Hampshire showing its former imposing form and dominant view to the River Test © Keith Godwin for @NewForestNPA @NewForestArch

When lockdown ends, it’s well worth seeking out!

https://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/things-to-do/walking/historic-routes/historic-trail-tatchbury-mount/

#HillfortsWednesday
If we're talking #Reconstruction (and we are) what better way to recreate the Iron Age than with this #Lego rebuild of Danebury hillfort #Hampshire in @AndoverMuseum

It's even got a chicken 😀 👍

#HillfortsWednesday
If we're talking #Reconstruction (and we are) what better way to recreate the Iron Age than with this #Lego rebuild of Danebury hillfort #Hampshire in @AndoverMuseum It's even got a chicken #HillfortsWednesday
If we're talking #Reconstruction (and we are) what better way to recreate the Iron Age than with this #Lego rebuild of Danebury hillfort #Hampshire in @AndoverMuseum It's even got a chicken #HillfortsWednesday
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