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A collection of maps based on ancient lost cities across Britain and Ireland, cities of the ancient Britons, Romans, Celts etc. Includes Star Carr, Skara Brae, Camelot, Vindolanda... ...

Based on a mixture of ancient maps, archaeological excavations and modern satellite height map and google map images.

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Alt Clut, Scotland, 450AD
Created by AncientSwan
Alt Clut, Scotland, 450AD In the 19th century the RIver Clyde was dredged to allow for larger ships, at that time the water receded and what was once an island in the river became part of the mainland. This map represents the Clyde in ancient times, before...
Amesbury & Stonehenge, Ancient Britain, 8000BC
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Amesbury, Stonehenge, & Vespasian's Camp (Britain, 8000BC) Disclaimer: the game's redraw distance for standing stones is low, so you wont be able to see Stonehenge in game until you've bought that square and zoomed right in, from a distance you will only s...
Ancient Glastonbury, 7000BC
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Ancient Glastonbury, Stone Age Britain, 7000BC Modern day Glastonbury hill now lies almost 15 miles from the coast, surrounded by the Somerset Levels, but it wasnt always that way. Glastonbury Tor was once an island in a bay leading to the sea, surrounded ...
Ardoch, Roman Britain, 50AD
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Ardoch, Roman Britain, 50AD From Wikipedia... "At Ardoch are the remains of a Roman fort and several marching camps which included a signal tower. Part of the Roman Gask Ridge, it is said to be one of the most complete Roman camps in Britain, and is one of...
Avebury, Stone Age Britain, 2625BC
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Avebury, Stone Age Britain, 2625BC From Wikipedia... "Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains th...
Battlesbury, Roman Britain, 100AD
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Battlesbury Camp, Roman Britain, 100AD From Wikipedia: "Battlesbury Camp is the site of a hill fort on Battlesbury Hill near the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, South West England. Excavations and surveys at the site have uncovered evidence of settlement ...
Ben Graim Beg, Scotland, 1000BC
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Ben Graim Beg, Scotland, 1000BC Deep in the highlands of Scotland, and at 580m above sea level, Ben Graim Beg is a mountain in Sutherland, atop of which lies Scotland's highest hillfort. Built in the early iron age around 1000BC, the hillfort had a command...
Beregonium, Scotland, 100AD
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Beregonium, Pictish Scotland, 100AD Wiki says... "Beregonium is the name given by the Roman writer, Ptolemy, to the ancient city established by the Picts on the top of large land mass that has dominated the low lying area between Ardmucknish bay and Beinn ...
British Camp, Roman Britain, 47AD
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British Camp, Roman Britain, 47AD From Wiki... "British Camp is an Iron Age hill fort located at the top of Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills, England. The fort is thought to have been first constructed in the 2nd century BC. A Norman castle was la...
Burghead, Pictish Scotland, 500 AD
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Burghead, Pictish Scotland, 500AD From Wiki... Once the capital of the Pictish Kingdom of Fortriu, flourishing like the kingdom itself from the 4th to the 9th centuries. the fortress is now occupied by the small town of Burghead in Moray, Scotland. It was ...
Cadbury, Britain, 3000BC
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Cadbury Hill, Bronze Age Britain, 3000BC From Wikipedia: "Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort in the civil parish of South Cadbury in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument and has been associated with King Arthur's legenda...
Caerwent, Roman Britain 399AD
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Caerwent, Wales, Roman Britain 399AD From wiki.... "Venta Silurum was a city in the Roman province of Britannia or Britain. Today it consists of remains, much of which has been archaeologically excavated and is on display to the public. The name Venta gave...
Camelot, Britain, 700AD
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Ancient Camelot, Britain, 700AD From Wikipedia sites on Camelot, and Tintagel... "Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot eventually came to be described as the fantastic capi...
Canterbury, Iron Age Britain, 1000BC
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Canterbury, Kent, Iron Age Britain, 1000BC It is well known that the Isle of Thanet used to be an actual island, when the Wantsum Channel divided Kent. The large channel was a thriving trading route during the Roman occupation of Britain until it silted up...
Cissbury, Roman Britain, 100AD
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Cissbury Ring, Roman Britain , 100AD From Wikipedia: "Cissbury Ring is the largest hill fort in Sussex, the second largest in England and one of the largest in Europe overall, covering some 60 acres (24 hectares). The earthworks that form the fortification...
Craig Padhrig, Pictish Scotland, 550AD
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Craig Padhrig, Pictish Scotland, 550AD From Wiki... "Craig Phadrig (Scottish Gaelic: Creag Phàdraig, meaning Rock of Patrick) is a forested hill on the western edge of Inverness, Scotland. A hill fort on the summit was the base of the Pictish king Bridei m...
Drumadoon, Isle of Arran, Scotland, 600AD
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Drumadoon, Isle of Arran, Scotland, 600AD Existence: 3600+ Years, from c. 3000 BC to 600 AD Belonged to: Ancient Britons, Celts Abandoned: Unknown Drumadoon, on the Isle of Arran, Scotland, is the site of the most complete stone age cursus in the British i...
Dun Deardail, Celtic Scotland, 100BC
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Dun Deardail, Celtic Scotland, 100BC From Wiki... "The fort of Dun Deardail was built around 100 BC. The fort was occupied and rebuilt on several occasions through time, from Celtic fort through to Pictish citadel. The fort dominates the glen and would hav...
Dunadd, Iron Age Britain, 500AD
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Dunadd, Iron Age Britain, 500AD From Wikipedia... "Dunadd is a hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, dating from the Iron Age and early medieval period and is believed to be the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata, what is now western Scotland and...
Dunearn, Pictish Scotland, 600AD
Created by AncientSwan
Dunearn, Pictish Scotland, 600AD Dunearn is a hillfort situated on a hill near Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. First evidence of fortifications on Dunearn date back to the early Iron Age, around 100BC. The fort sits atop a prominent hill, steep on three sides...
Dunedin, Scotland, 639AD
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Dunedin, (Edinburgh) Scotland, 639AD The city now known was Edinburgh was once known as Dunedin. This map represents the area in ancient times, when the Nor Loch still existed. Wiki says... "When the Romans arrived in Lothian at the end of the 1st century ...
Jarlshof, Shetland, Scotland
Created by AncientSwan
Jarlshof, Shetland, Scotland Existence: Around 4200 Years, From 2500 BC til 1700 AD Belonged to: Ancient Britons, Celts, Picts, Vikings, Scotland Jarlshof is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland and has been described as "on...
Knap of Howar, Scotland, 2800BC
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Knap of Howar, Orkney, Stone Age Britain, 2800BC : Existence: Around 900 Years, From 3700 til 2800 BC Belonged to: Unknown Abandoned: Unknown The Knap of Howar on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland is a Stone Age settlement which contains oldes...
Knockdhu, Ireland, 500BC
Created by AncientSwan
Knockdhu, Ireland, 500BC Knockdhu was an ancient city built atop a high promontory overlooking the sea on the east coast of Ireland, situated approximately one mile to the west of modern day Cairncastle, near Larne. The site consists of a set of three bank...
Londinium, Roman Britain, 100AD
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London, Roman Britain, 100AD Barely a handful of London's rivers are still visible above ground, two thousand years of civilization have seen most of London's ancient rivers now covered over, hidden under pavements and streets. This map represents London a...
Maiden Castle, Iron Age Britain, 500BC
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Maiden Castle, Iron Age Britain, 500BC From Wikipedia.... "Maiden Castle, south west of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England, is one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hillforts in Europe - 47 acres, the size of 50 football pitches. Its huge m...
Mathrafal, Wales, 1214 AD
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Mathrafal, Wales, 1214 AD Existence: Around 300 Years, From c. 900 til 1213 AD Belonged to: Kingdom of Powys Abandoned: War Mathrafal near Welshpool, in Powys, Mid Wales, was the seat of the Kings and Princes of Powys, and served as the capital city of the...
Ness of Brodgar, Scotland, 2200BC
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Ness of Brodgar, Scotland, 2200BC The Ness of Brodgar is an archaeological site covering 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness on the island of Orkney, Scotland. The site has provided evidence of decorated stone sl...
Old Sarum, England, 1323 AD
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Sarum, England, 1323 AD Existence: Around 4300 Years, From 3000 BC til 1322 AD Belonged to: Ancient Britons, Celts, Romans, Saxons, Normans, England Abandoned: Economic Collapse Sarum was once one of the largest and most important cities in ancient Britain...
Rath Cruachan, Ireland
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Existence: Around 6000 years, from 4500 BC til 1500 AD Rathcroghan (Irish: Ráth Cruachan, meaning 'fort of Cruachan') is a complex of archaeological sites near Tulsk in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is identified as the site of Cruachan, the ancient capita...
Roxburgh, Scotland, 1461AD
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Roxburgh, Scotland Existence: 601 Years, From 859 to 1460 AD Belonged to: Scotland Abandoned: War Roxburgh was once one of Scotlands major cities, but was destroyed in 1460 during Scottish wars of Independence. From Wikipedia: "It was an important trading ...
Portus Abonae, Roman Britain, 399AD
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Portus Abonae, Roman Britain, 399AD From Wikipedia... "The Roman settlement known as Portus Abonae, close to modern day Bristol, England, was originally a military settlement but by the early second century a civilian town had been established and a city t...
Skara Brae, Stone Age Britain, 3000BC
Created by AncientSwan
Skara Brae,Stone Age Britain, 3000BC From Wikipedia... "Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. The site was occupied from rough...
Star Carr, Stone Age Britain, 9000BC
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Star Carr, Stone Age Britain, 9000BC The area where Star Carr now sits looks over a Yorkshie valley, but thousands of years ago that valley was once a great lake. This map is based on the ancient shores, when the lake was still wet. From Wikipedia: "Star C...
Tap O Noth, Pictish Scotland, 300AD
Created by AncientSwan
Tap O Noth, Pictish Scotland, 300AD Tap o Noth is Scotland's second highest hill fort and at one point was the Pictish kingdom's largest city. 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which en...
Tara, Ireland
Created by AncientSwan
The Hill of Tara is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in present-day County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara cons...
Traprain Law, Roman Britain, 401AD
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Traprain Law, Scotland, 401AD The hill now known as Traprain Law, was once the site of the capital city of the Gododdin, a people who once ruled the area now known as East Lothian, in present-day Scotland. The city was known to the Romans as Curia, and the...
Trellech, Medieval Wales, 1200AD
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Trellech, Medieval Wales, 1200AD From Wiki... "Although a relatively small village in modern times, Trellech was once one of the largest cities in Wales. Originally established as a settlement for the exploitation of local supplies of iron ore and charcoal...
Trimontium, Roman Britain, 100AD
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Trimontium, Roman Britain, Eildon Hills, 100AD From Wikipedia... "Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple pea...
Vindolanda, Roman Britain, 399AD
Created by AncientSwan
Vindolanda, Roman Britain, 399AD Wikipedia says... "Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD, it guarded t...
Viroconium, Roman Britain, 720AD
Created by AncientSwan
Viroconium, England, 720AD Existence: Around 600 Years, From 50 AD til 650 AD Belonged to: Rome, Kingdom of Powys Abandoned: Plague Viroconium was first established in the early years of the Roman conquest of Britain as a frontier post for a cohort of Thra...
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