Dun (from the Brythonic Din and Gaelic Dùn, meaning fort) is now used both as a generic term for a fort (mainly used to describe a sub-group of hill forts) and also for a specific variety of Atlantic roundhouse. In some areas they seem to have been built on any suitable crag or hillock, particularly south of the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth down across the border into Northumberland.

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  • Dun (from the Brythonic Din and Gaelic Dùn, meaning fort) is now used both as a generic term for a fort (mainly used to describe a sub-group of hill forts) and also for a specific variety of Atlantic roundhouse. In some areas they seem to have been built on any suitable crag or hillock, particularly south of the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth down across the border into Northumberland. Duns, as forts, appear to have arrived with the Brythonic Celts in about the 7th century BC, associated with their Iron age culture of warrior tribes and petty chieftains. Early Duns had near vertical ramparts constructed of stone laced with timber, and where this was set on fire (accidentally or on purpose) it forms the vitrified forts where stones have been partly melted, an effect that is still clearly visible. Use of Duns continued in some cases into the medieval period. Duns, as roundhouses, share many characteristics of brochs (often including galleries and stairs), but are smaller and probably would not have been capable of supporting a very tall structure. Very good examples of this kind of dun can be found in the Western Isles of Scotland, on artificial islands in small lochs.
  • Ein Dun (hergeleitet aus kelt. *dunom; heute im Walisischen Din, im Schottisch-Gälischen Dùn, im Irischen Dún, diese jeweils mit der Bedeutung „Befestigung“ ist eine meist runde, bronze- oder eisenzeitliche Anlage aus Trockenmauerwerk. Hillforts wurden ab 1.200 v. Chr. und Duns ab etwa 700 v. Chr. errichtet und teilweise bis ins Mittelalter hinein genutzt. Duns werden regional auch als Caher, Cathair oder Cashel und lage-, form- bzw. materialbezogen auch als Cliff-, Coastal-, Promontory-, Ring- oder Steinfort bezeichnet. Man findet einige von ihnen auf Hügeln, wo sie als Hillforts bezeichnet werden, und auf Inseln in Seen .
  • Dun est un toponyme courant dans les langues celtiques, il signifie forteresse et secondairement colline. Il se trouve sous la forme dunon en gaulois ou plutôt dūno-, latinisé en dunum, dun en gaélique et din en gallois et en breton (dans Dinan). On le rencontre fréquemment dans les textes relatifs à la mythologie celtique, notamment pour désigner la résidence de dieux ou de héros. On le trouve par exemple en Irlande, mais aussi en France, dans le nom de nombreuses villes:, etc.. Il est maintenant utilisé comme terme général pour désigner de petits bastions, enclaves ou rotondes de pierre en Écosse, comme sous-groupe des oppidums. A certains endroits ils semblent avoir été bâtis sur des crags ou des buttes propices, en particulier au sud du Firth of Clyde et du Firth of Forth.
  • Dun è un termine celtico che significava in primo luogo "forte", ma oggi è anche usato come sinonimo di "collina". Si trattava di insediamenti abitativi della tipologia comunemente indicata dagli archeologi come "fortezza di collina": città, in genere di modeste dimensioni, costruite sulla sommità di un'altura che ne rendeva facile la difesa. Tale schema, tipicamente indoeuropeo, è riscontrabile in quasi tutte le aree occupate storicamente da popolazioni di tale filiazione. Due erano i nomi utilizzati dai Celti per indicare le loro cittadelle. Nella Penisola iberica i Celtiberi (ma anche altri popoli, non indoeuropei, da essi influenzati) le chiamavano briga; nelle Gallie, prevale il termine δοῦνον, reso in latino con dūnum. I dun come fortilizi sembrano essere stati introdotti in Gran Bretagna dai Celti nel VII secolo a.C. , durante l'Età del ferro.
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  • Dun (from the Brythonic Din and Gaelic Dùn, meaning fort) is now used both as a generic term for a fort (mainly used to describe a sub-group of hill forts) and also for a specific variety of Atlantic roundhouse. In some areas they seem to have been built on any suitable crag or hillock, particularly south of the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth down across the border into Northumberland.
  • Ein Dun (hergeleitet aus kelt. *dunom; heute im Walisischen Din, im Schottisch-Gälischen Dùn, im Irischen Dún, diese jeweils mit der Bedeutung „Befestigung“ ist eine meist runde, bronze- oder eisenzeitliche Anlage aus Trockenmauerwerk. Hillforts wurden ab 1.200 v. Chr. und Duns ab etwa 700 v. Chr. errichtet und teilweise bis ins Mittelalter hinein genutzt. Duns werden regional auch als Caher, Cathair oder Cashel und lage-, form- bzw.
  • Dun est un toponyme courant dans les langues celtiques, il signifie forteresse et secondairement colline. Il se trouve sous la forme dunon en gaulois ou plutôt dūno-, latinisé en dunum, dun en gaélique et din en gallois et en breton (dans Dinan). On le rencontre fréquemment dans les textes relatifs à la mythologie celtique, notamment pour désigner la résidence de dieux ou de héros. On le trouve par exemple en Irlande, mais aussi en France, dans le nom de nombreuses villes:, etc..
  • Dun è un termine celtico che significava in primo luogo "forte", ma oggi è anche usato come sinonimo di "collina". Si trattava di insediamenti abitativi della tipologia comunemente indicata dagli archeologi come "fortezza di collina": città, in genere di modeste dimensioni, costruite sulla sommità di un'altura che ne rendeva facile la difesa. Tale schema, tipicamente indoeuropeo, è riscontrabile in quasi tutte le aree occupate storicamente da popolazioni di tale filiazione.
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  • Dun (forteresse)
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