Barry Hill, Alyth | Hillfort Tour | Arthurian Legend | Scottish History and Folklore
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- We went to visit Barry Hill, a timber-laced hillfort near Alyth, for a hillfort tour. It has nicely preserved walls and some intriguing folklore surrounding it, involving no other than King Arthur. Have you heard of Barry Hill before and what do you think about the story associated with it? Enjoy!
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Have you heard of Barry Hill before and what do you think about the story associated with it? Do you think Artur's story could have taken place in Scotland?
I went last week and the grass was definitely more overgrown than in this video!
So beautiful area there, just great for hiking. I would love to be there one day. Thanks for sharing dear. Have a great summer time and see you next time.
Thank you! Have a great summer yourself! 😊
I haven't heard of Barry Hill, but it looks gorgeous place. I love how well you presented its history. Also, I absolutely love the drone shoots. I think they show archaeology of the place so well. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Switzerland!
Thank you! I'm so happy I got the drone because it can be really hard to evaluate hillforts from the ground, but when you zoom out you see the whole pattern and it makes a lot more sense. 😃
@@OnMistyMountains Exactly! I’m happy you got the drone to capture these too!
Cheers for that.Maybe some of my Irish ancestors were there when it was Dal Riata
Very nice and informative tour! Thank you 😊 No, I’ve not heard of Barry Hill nor this account of Arthur- very interesting to ponder. There are so many stories and legends surrounding him, it’s difficult to know which ones have the most merit.
I was not even aware of Arthur's connection to Scotland, but now that I've learned about it I'm intriguiged. Surely in the future I will look into the legend a little more and visit some cool places connected to it. 😁
Very informative however Camelon /Camelot is the old Roman fort at Falkirk not far from Arthurs ovens. One place that is of tremendous importance that hasn't had any drone footage over it as yet you may like to do a programme on is which is a unique Druid serpent mound at Meigle Skelmorlie in Ayrshire. There is only two of these mounds that are known in Scotland the other is in Argyll, although St Vigeans near Arbroath maybe another which has not yet been identified yet. Again this would be interesting to get some drone footage. Really enjoyed this keep the programmes coming. 🤩👍
Really compelling folklore! I remember hearing that the Meigle stone had a connection to Arthurian legend, though I never knew what that was. Superb, thank you.
The forts must have taken huge effort to build, amazing!
You're welcome! 😊 It is a rather impressive fort to visit! I was pleseantly surprised. I didn't know much about Artur and Scotland either before coming across the folklore of this fort.
There is also a cave facing south east , been there on school trip years ago, cave is sealed up though but you can get in it
That's pretty interesting! I wonder if it would have been in use back then.
In Brythonic, Bar is Bear or another name for Arthur, For example Barwick in Elmet is an Iron age Fortress located in Arthursdale, So Barry Hill could be translated as Hill of the Bear King
That's pretty interesting! Certainly the Arthur connection is there.
Bravo and thanks. Your tours are so informative and cover places not often covered.
I have studied Arthurian legends for years starting with the Matter of Britain and Matter of France and followed it's legendary develpment over the centuries. I had noticed yrs ago how many mts etc in Scotland were named after Arthur. I love the legends of Merlin connected toThe Eildon Hills. Also Thomas the Rhymer. Would love to see anything on the latter areas. Not sure if Thomas the Rhymer's tower still exists. Scottish legends are wonderful and plentiful.
P.S. Would love to hear anything you know about the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde where Brython Kings ruled when the Kingdoms of Bernicia and Diera and Mercia were big and rich trading ports and centers. These are all mention in the Arthurian legends.
Will need to find a place to visit that is relevant so I can put the history in there. But this'll be right up my partner's alley. 😉 Iron Age and Early Middle Ages are his favourite subjects. 🤭
Anybody wanting to know about the Scottish Arthur legends should get their hands on a book by🎉 Simon Andrew Stirlings the King Arthur Conspiracy
On the North side there is a little grotto/cave/entrance? I wonder if it's man made or natural. It's very small but enough to sit in. Looks like it caved in maybe.
Yeah, I noticed that on the way back down, but I was too far to scramble back up the hill. If we go back there, I'll keep that in mind. I'm curious myself about how deep it goes.