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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tor Hillfort (Croatia) - Hillfort in Croatia

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 17 May 2005  Page Views: 5909

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Tor Hillfort (Croatia)
Country: Croatia
NOTE: This site is 18.122 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hvar island  Nearest Village: Jelse
Latitude: 43.148340N  Longitude: 16.696970E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Tor Hillfort (Croatia)
Tor Hillfort (Croatia) submitted by AlexHunger : Tor Hillfort Iron Age Hillfort above the village of Jelse on Hvar Island as seen from the south. The indentation probably served for entry via a ladder. Built by native Dalmatian Illyrians with some Greek influence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Croatia


Defensive or observation tower built by Dalmatian Illyrians in 3rd century BCE with some Greek influence. Nearly square 7.2 metres by 6.2 metres and about 8 metres tall at the highest point. There is a square indentation on the south side probably for some sort of ladder. Excellent view of village but difficult path. There is another large wall with fill in front on the norther side of the tower which probably protected the approach.
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Tor Hillfort (Croatia)
Tor Hillfort (Croatia) submitted by AlexHunger : Tor Hillfort Iron Age Hillfort above Village of Jelse on Hvar Island. Detail of Northern Retaining wall on Western Side. Lower blocks are up to 2 metres wide and 1 metre tall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tor Hillfort (Croatia)
Tor Hillfort (Croatia) submitted by AlexHunger : Tor Hillfort Iron Age Hillfort above Village of Jelse on Hvar Island. Detail of Northern retaining wall with large blocks but lower quality than tower. The area behind is filled with smaller block. This section could do with some renovations or preservation. Built by native Dalmatian Illyrians with some Greek influence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tor Hillfort (Croatia)
Tor Hillfort (Croatia) submitted by AlexHunger : Tor Hillfort Iron Age Hillfort above Village of Jelse on Hvar Island as seen from the East. There is a retaining wall on the north. Built by native Dalmatian Illyrians with some Greek influence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tor Hillfort (Croatia)
Tor Hillfort (Croatia) submitted by AlexHunger : Tor Hillfort Iron Age Hillfort above Village of Jelse on Hvar Island. Detail of Northern Retaining wall on Eastern Side. This could do with some preservation or restoration. Built by native Dalmatian Illyrians with some Greek influence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tor Hillfort (Croatia)
Tor Hillfort (Croatia) submitted by AlexHunger : Tor Hillfort Iron Age Hillfort above Village of Jelse on Hvar Island. Detail of Hillfort interior with indentation on South Side. The tower is filled with loser material, which helped it stay in one piece over the age. Built by native Dalmatian Illyrians with some Greek influence.

Tor Hillfort (Croatia)
Tor Hillfort (Croatia) submitted by AlexHunger : Tor Hillfort Iron Age Hillfort above Village of Jelse on Hvar Island as seen from the West with local Archaeologist Josip Visnic Built by native Dalmatian Illyrians with some Greek influence. Lower blocks are up to 2 metres wide and 1 metre tall. Entire tower is about 7.2 x 6.2 metre in area and up to 8 metres tall at the highest location.

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Re: Tor Hillfort by Anonymous on Wednesday, 14 March 2012
it is not Dalmatian Illyrians, but Illyrian tribe Dalmatians
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