"These Hillforts were only lived in at a time of war" Do you agree with this statement?
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"These Hillforts were only lived in at a time of war" Do you agree with this statement? In this question I am going to find out whether this statement "These Hillforts were only lived in at a time of war" is true? Some hill forts may have grown up around were roads were near and loads of roads met, they could have also been made on ground where there were a religious significance, were as many would have been built for trading materials and military bases (used for both defence and attack). Large Hill Top Enclosures had between 6 to 20 acres of land with fairly weak defences, they were not occupied that much and only had a few buildings, probably used for to store live stock or used at certain times of the year. Fortified Enclosures were more strongly defended and are usually found on prominent hills and are usually between 2 and...

