Tap o' Noth

The Tap o' Noth is a hill fort on top of the Hill of Noth, 20 miles west of Inverurie 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. Archaeological finds from the site include a stone axe head dated to between c2000BC–c800BC, and a decorated bronze rein-ring dated to the 1st–3rd century AD. [cite web
url=http://www.abdn.ac.uk/virtualmuseum/index.php?page=caseview&display=42&roomlocation=ng
title=Marischal Virtual Museum - The University of Aberdeen
publisher=www.abdn.ac.uk
accessdate=2008-02-09]

References

*cite web
url=http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology/sites/forts/taponorth.asp
title=Aberdeenshire Council - Tap O'Noth Promontory Fort
publisher=www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
accessdate=2008-02-09
*cite web
url=http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis?inumlink=17169
title=Tap O'Noth - National Monuments Record of Scotland
publisher=www.rcahms.gov.uk
accessdate=2008-02-09