Tap o' Noth

Tap o' Noth hill fort, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a Pictish hill fort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. It is the second highest fort in Scotland and its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which en…
The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a Pictish hill fort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293. It is the second highest fort in Scotland and its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which encloses an area of approximately 100 m by 30 m, 0.3 hectares. Archaeological finds from the site include a stone axe head dated to between c. 2000 BC– c.800 BC, and a decorated bronze rein-ring dated to the 1st–3rd century AD. The site has been designated a scheduled ancient monument.
  • Elevation: 563 m (1,847 ft)
  • Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  • Prominence: 247 m (810 ft)
  • Listing: Marilyn
  • Parent range: Grampian Mountains
  • OS grid: NJ48408293
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