We've got an analogous situation in the Western Isles, where the classic
term 'promontory fort' has had to be abandoned in favour of
enclosure/promontory enclosure, given the huge chronological range and
variety of structures on promontories, cliff tops, &c. No problem through,
as a search under '*promontory*' gives you everything on promontories...
Incidentally, many of these sites are enclosed/delimited but not 'defended'.
'Defended' is beginning to look like a misleading concept up here.
Mary MacLeod
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Hello Phil,
It would be a great pity to relegate such a well-established and widely
quoted term to non-preferred status. I don't think that this would help
monument inventories to communicate with their users.
I have a 'hillfort' that is only 4m above sea level. It is indexed under the
term 'enclosed settlement', which makes much more sense in its landscape
context. If I didn't have evidence for settlement it would have to be an
'enclosure' - which although ubiquitous is not misleading.
Regards,
Ben Robinson
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> From: Carlisle, Philip [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 13 February 2003 11:31
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> Subject: [FISH] HILLFORT terms
>
> Dear all
>
> A suggestion has come in from a concerned user about what to call a
> monument
> when it looks like a hillfort but it's not on a hill. One suggestion has
> been to remove the term Hillfort from the Thesaurus of Monument Types and
> make it a non-preferred term of DEFENDED ENCLOSURE.
>
> As a medievalist/concrete lover I don't have a problem with this but I'm
> sure all you 3-Age system lovers out there will have an opinion on this so
> could you let me know
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil
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