Atlas of Hillforts

This page provides resources relating to the 'Atlas of Hillforts'. The online website and database is now back on line following a major update. This interactive site is available at:

The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland

The data underpinning the website is available as a downloadable spreadsheet. There are currently two versions: the original version 1.0 published in 2017 at the Atlas launch. A modified version 1.1, incorporating a couple of dozen minor edits, is the baseline data for the published hardcopy 'Atlas of Hillforts' in 2022: Lock, G. & Ralston, I. (2022) Atlas of the Hillforts of Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press.

These datasets are available for download here:

• Atlas of Hillforts spreadsheet Version 1.0 2017 

  • main table

  • word document providing the metadata

• Atlas of Hillforts spreadsheet Version 1.1 2022

  • Main Table 1.1

  • References 1.1 

  • Investigations 1.1 

  • Entrances 1.1

  • Dating Evidence 1.1 

• KML file (for Google Earth etc.)

  • kml - this is a kml file of the original version 1.0 which is handy for displaying in Google Earth or importing into Sat Nav systems. Good for planning visits and having handy on your mobile phone inn e.g. google maps.

• AHA Hogg's 1979 "British Hill-Forts An Index" has been digitised and is available in a spreadsheet. This includes the names and locations of the sites. The original classifications have only been partly encoded to date. 

  • Hogg's Hillfort Index

The Hillfort Study Group welcomes comments, suggestions and corrections to the Atlas of Hillforts. A panel of specialists will periodically review these, once or twice a year, for incorporation or amendment to the current version of the Atlas database. The intention is to publish a revised version once a year, if possible. The ongoing aim of the HFSG is to ensure that the Atlas remains up to date and relevant as new knowledge and information becomes available. 

If you have a comment or suggestion, please complete and submit the form below. Alternatively mail the key information, including your contact details, to: hfsg1965.webmaster@gmail.com. Please note that your submission will only be reviewed when the specialist panel meets, so you will not necessarily hear back for some time.