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BrigantesNation
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Vitrified forts - How and why?
May 13, 2002, 17:16
I've been thinking about vitrified forts lately. These are typically hill forts, mostly in Scotland where the rampart has been subject to so much heat that the stone has fused, in some cases turned glassy.
Most archaeologists seem to think that this was a result of burning of the fort by a victorius enemy. However I can't think how an open fire could get so hot as to fuse stone. Anyone had any thoughts on the subject?
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