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hillfort

type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement
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hillfort
Major George Allen (1891–1940) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

hillfort ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,509 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: fortification[2], fortified settlement[3], former settlement[4], ancient monument[5]
  • Commons category: Hill forts[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hillforts[7]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: fortification_type=hill_fort[8]
  • Described by source: Vlastenský slovník historický[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Arkeologisen kulttuuriperinnön opas[11], Q96471869[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Q105336459[14], New International Encyclopedia[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18]
  • Partially coincident with: oppidum[19]
  • Different from: castrum[20]
  • Properties for this type: P17[21], P131[22], P706[23], P625[24], P2044[25], P18[26], P373[27], P1936[28]
  • P14369: 68855[29]
  • P14692: Leonberg[30]

Why It Matters

hillfort has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] hillfort is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Liber008 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Leonberg
    P14369 → 68855
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14369: 68855, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/283041195|Hillfort (#283041195)]] for {{P|14369}}"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fortification, fortified settlement, former settlement +1
    Topic's main category → Category:Hillforts
    Properties for this type → P17, P131, P706 +5
    Different from → castrum
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 7347, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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