Dumyat Hillfort Tour | Ochil Hills | Scottish History

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We went to do a hillfort tour of Dumyat ... twice. There was quite a bit of excitement. You'll have to watch the video to see what happened. :D Dumyat Hillfort is associated with the Maeatae tribe and is likely an Iron Age style hillfort. Despite no excavations being done, there is plenty to see, including remains of a double wall. After we were finished with the hillfort, we went up to the top of Dumyat Hill, where we were met with a viciously cold and strong wind. So we stuck around just long enough to take in the views. I hope you enjoy this little history lesson!
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@darrenmichie4939 3 года назад

Thank you for doing this video, iam a local lad, and often wonder about this. The Maeate, were Romes thor in the side, wonderful to see this. So much history in our area The name Clackmannan, comes from the celtic sea God, stone of Mannu. Tacitus names the two tribes of Alba (Scotland) as the Caledonians, and the Maeate, The Ochil Hills were the frontier of their empire. Kenneth Macalpine defeated the picts, roughly where the uni is (the standing stones are still there commemrating the battle on the uni grounds) which created the kingdom of the Scots. Great video, well done.

@OnMistyMountains 3 года назад

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Interesting additional information as well. :)

@no.1bike 3 года назад

@@OnMistyMountains very pretty woman and great video bonus 👍

@OnMistyMountains 3 года назад

@@no.1bike Thank you!

@gearoiddom 3 года назад

Even in modern Irish that would be cloch mhannanin. The Isle of Man is also named after that old marine deity. As an Irish person driving through the west side of Scotland, trying to back-translate names of places is amusing. The Norse influence is very strong in the north and it graduates towards Gaelic names in the south. There is a lot of very interesting half and half in the middle. Norse settlers seldom brought partners so it was the local women who raised their kids up and down the coast from Mizen Hd. in Ireland all the way up to Orkney. The Gaelic tongue therefore prevailed. On coming of age though, young boys would join their fathers at work on farms and boats. Even in modern Irish there is a heavy Norse element in boating terminology. The Picts remain mysterious. I wish we knew more about them and their language. I'll seek out those standing stones on my next trip.

@MountainsPassionPetrDakota 3 года назад

Nice ! 👌 My local hill, did it many times, but from Menstrie...keep the videos coming 👍

@OnMistyMountains 3 года назад

That's a great set of walks to have at your doorstep! :D

@danieltaylor5231 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing. Good thinking with the door!

@OnMistyMountains 3 года назад

We were super lucky it was there! What are the odds?

@danieltaylor5231 3 года назад

@@OnMistyMountains Unfortunately not that bad in places where people frequent.

@OnMistyMountains 3 года назад

@@danieltaylor5231 I know exactly what you mean. Who knew fly-tipping would save the day? :L

@wearekasule Год назад

I was up the hill last week and the hillfort had an archaeological dig. About 20 odd people working.

@OnMistyMountains Год назад

Yes, someone else told me about that as well! I'm looking forward to the results! 😁

@WanderFreeWithBarb 3 года назад

Some great info here that I didn't know. Love listening to non locals pronounce things though lol.

@OnMistyMountains 3 года назад

Hahaha. Sorry for probably butchering all the names. 😂

@oberon06 2 года назад

In Stirling we pronounce it Dum-My-At

@OnMistyMountains 2 года назад

Yeah, someone else pointed it out as well. It makes sense considering how you prounounce Maeatae. Thanks!

@kingofdubb2133 2 года назад

many thanks for this, I've been up Dumyat a couple of times recently, I knew there was a pictish fort, but never noticed it before, will check it out next time

@OnMistyMountains 2 года назад

The hillfort is not signposted, so I don't blame you. Your other comment seems to have disappeared. I wish RU-vid wasn't this glitchy. :/

@kingofdubb2133 2 года назад

@@OnMistyMountains It seems like youtube won't accept my comment because there is a link in it, what I was trying to ask was whether you have been to the pictish hillfort towards the eastern end of the ochils, it's on top of a hill called Downhill, on the North-east side of Castlehill Reservoir, between Muckhart and Glendevon village, the link I was trying to send was of an old os map from the National Library of Scotland website, those maps are great because you can use a slider to fade the map into a modern satellite image, there is lots of evidence of Roman settlements, and roads in the immediate vicinity, I have a plan of the area showing roman features from the early 20th century, but can't share it on here.

@kingofdubb2133 2 года назад

someone has also uploaded a some good drone footage of the hill on youtube. Also someone said this about the area "There was a large Roman marching camp situated between castlehill reservoir and the Dunning glen road, you can still see the Roman track leading to the top of Downhill which was a beacon point along with two or three other high points which signalled by fire to the main camp at Braco. Underneath what is now castlehill reservoir are two stones marking the graves of two Roman high ranking soldiers and of course the bridge over the Devon leading to the top of Downhill. The fort on Downhill is much older than that utilised by the Romans."

@OnMistyMountains 2 года назад

In the comment notifications of my browser I was actually able to access the map link, but it was centered around Kilsyth, so maybe a part of the link was cut off. I did find a few hillforts to visit though, for example Myot Hill. And Duncarron Medieval Fort ... how have I not heard of this before?! But yeah, Down Hill is actually on our bucket list, but we haven't gotten round to visiting it yet. Do you have any recommendation where best to park? Just at the car park at the dam /picnic site?

@OnMistyMountains 2 года назад

Ooh, I will need to look into that. Thank you!

@gazduns 2 года назад

I think you will find the history is more recent than most assume,

@johnyhowland4377 3 года назад

Is there any information about the old ruins (buildings) and how old they are? From my own experiences there are a few old settlements around Dumyat.

@OnMistyMountains 3 года назад

I can only make an elaborate guess about the ruined homesteads around Dumyat. I can't find any references in the hillfort records. The homestead we came across looked a lot like 17th-18th century, similar to ones we have seen before. Perhaps somebody else knows a little more about them.

@johnyhowland4377 3 года назад

@@OnMistyMountains Thank you so much for your response! I did a few google searches but there doesn't seem to be very much detailed information about the history of Dumyat. Best I could find were your videos.

@evelynwilson1566 2 года назад

@@johnyhowland4377 You might still be able to get a copy of the book about Menstrie Glen (the Glen below Dumyat ) called I think, 'Well Sheltered and Watered'. If you live in Clackmannanshire, it's in local libraries.

@daggerfiesta 2 года назад

Behind Stirling was the Fintry hills

@OnMistyMountains 2 года назад

Thank you for the info! We were definitely puzzled.

@kevingray5646 Год назад

I believe these were places for celebration and procession rather than what they appear to be. The perimeters were too long to defend.

@OnMistyMountains Год назад

Well, having seen Yeavering Bell, big hillforts are a thing. But I agree that hillforts tend to get smaller and walls thicker the further you get in prehistory. For Dumyat, it has a lot of steep natural protective features and provides a great view across the area, so it would have been advantageous for people to stay there permanently. Tap O'Noth has also turned out to be likely permanently occupied, when people thought it was a ritual site before. Overall we're open-minded about the use of hillforts though.