June
19
/ 2019
An ancient fresh water well with elaborate spiraling stone steps has been re-discovered on one of Scotland’s most mythologized mountain peaks near Aberdeen, and archaeologists were keen to peer into its ‘blocked’ chamber of secrets. The deep water well was constructed with granite blocks and it is thought to have served as a fresh water source for the expansive Mither Tap Hillfort situated on one of the four summits of Bennachie. According to an entry in Castles Forts Battles the hill top was “Possibly occupied as early as 1000 BC.” A number of roundhouses exist between the inner and outer ramparts and a vast square hall was built in the center, with the well dug into the lowest point of
