Wincobank - Hill Fort

Wincobank is an Iron Age hill fort near Wincobank in Sheffield [1]. The fort stands on an isolated sandstone hill that forms the northern side of the river valley of the River Don [1]. The fort site is an oval-shaped earthwork that covers about 1 ha [1]. The outward side of the earthen rampart was reinforced with stone facings held together with timbers [1]. These timbers show signs of being vitrified [1]. Early antiquarians thought the Romans built the fort [1]. Archaeologists now think it was constructed by the Celtic Brigantes tribe [1]. Some historians suggest that this fort was part of a 1st-century defensive line built by the Brigantes attempting to halt the northward expansion by the Romans [1].