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Dunadd
Dunadd (Scottish Gaelic Dún Ad, "fort on the [River] Add", Old Irish Dún Att) is a hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, dating from the Iron Age and early medieval period and is believed to be the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata. Dal Riata was a Gaelic kingdom spanning the northern Irish coast to Argyll and the Scottish islands in the early centuries AD, possibly after the Romans had abandoned Southern Britain and at the time when the Anglo-Saxons were crossing the North Sea to counter incursions over Hadrian's Wall by the Picts and Dalriadan Scots.
Dunsinane Hill
hill in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Dumyat
Dumyat or Dunmyat (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Mhèad) is a hill at the western extremity of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland. The name is thought to originate from Dun (hill fort) of the Maeatae.
Eildon Hills
range of three hills in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Bennachie
Bennachie ( ; Scottish Gaelic: Beinn na Cìche) is a range of hills in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has several tops, the highest of which, Oxen Craig, has a height of . Though not particularly high compared to other peaks in Scotland, the mountain is very prominent owing to its isolation and the relative flatness of the surrounding terrain, and dominates the skyline from several viewpoints.
Kirkinner
Kirkinner (, ) is a village in the Machars, in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. About southwest of Wigtown, it is bounded on the east by the bay of Wigtown, along which it extends for about three miles, and on the north by the river Bladnoch.
Tap o' Noth
hillfort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Dunnideer Castle
ruined tower house in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Traprain Law
hill in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Dùn Èistean
hillfort in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Edin's Hall Broch
2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland
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Castle Law
hill in Midlothian, Scotland, UK