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Open data resources on hillforts and ancient sites

3D models. Photos. Descriptions.

All data are open and free of charge and are distributed by Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

A project maintained by ancient history enthusiasts. Information about Iron Age hillforts in Latvia. Descriptions, photos, 3D models. There are also links to social media accounts.

Information on sites of ancient importance. Here you can also find information gathered in the framework of the "Cult Identity" project.

Open Data Repository, where you can find 3D images of hillfort models, source code, etc. Everything is free to use and free of charge.

Fast redirect to Open Data Repository, where you can find 3D images of Lithuania hillfort models, source code, etc. Everything is free to use and free of charge.

Fast redirect to Open Data Repository, where you can find 3D images of Estonia hillfort models, source code, etc. Everything is free to use and free of charge.

Fast redirect to Open Data Repository, where you can find 3D images of Poland hillfort models, source code, etc. Everything is free to use and free of charge.

The 3D models are built from open-access LIDAR raw data. The models are free to use and free of charge.

The 3D models are built from open-access LIDAR raw data.

The 3D models are built from open-access LIDAR raw data. The models are free to use and free of charge.

The 3D models are built from open-access LIDAR raw data.

The 3D models are built from open-access LIDAR raw data. The models are free to use and free of charge.

The 3D models are built from open-access LIDAR raw data.

The 3D models are built from open-access LIDAR raw data. The models are free to use and free of charge.

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map.hillforts.eu

Redirect to OpenStreetMap based map on UMap server.

Other maps

Openstreetmap-based map with search and data export options.

Openstreetmap-based map with search and data export options.

Google Maps based map.

Google Maps based map.

Google Maps based map.

Google Maps based map.

Other sites

Information about Iron Age hillforts in Lithuania. Descriptions, photos.

Project realized within the framework of the National Programme for the Development of the Humanities by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw in 2012-2023.

In 2010 the members from Balts Archaeology Department of the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw; Marcin Engel, Cezary Sobczak and Grażyna Iwanowska initiated the project The Catalogue of strongholds of Yotvingia, to which the local researchers of the historical Yotvingia area were invited.

The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland was produced as part of a four year collaborative project between archaeologists at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford, assisted by colleagues at University College Cork for Ireland. The project was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (Grant Ref: AH/J004499/1) and was led by Professor Gary Lock (School of Archaeology, University of Oxford) and Professor Ian Ralston (Abercromby Professor of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh). Partners included English Heritage (now Historic England), Historic Environment Scotland especially the former Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales, Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) and the Hillfort Study Group.

The Open Data Project "Latvian hillforts" is a private initiative and is funded by donations.
Founder: Gatis Kalniņš (Latvia).
Tērvete hillfort photo from Mikus Porietis.