Perhaps the Northern Picts Project have already excavated Dhun Fothair! Perhaps Dunnicaer is the original Dunottar. Whilst promontory forts are common in the NE, it would be exceptional for two to be so close.
But Dunicaer is not big enough to support a late medieval fortification so when it came to it maybe they moved lock, stock and name to the current Dunottar? Dunicaer does sound a bit made up - the (Gaelic) fort of the (Brythonic/Pictish(?)) fort?
Hi Fiona, me again.
Perhaps the Northern Picts Project have already excavated Dhun Fothair! Perhaps Dunnicaer is the original Dunottar. Whilst promontory forts are common in the NE, it would be exceptional for two to be so close.
But Dunicaer is not big enough to support a late medieval fortification so when it came to it maybe they moved lock, stock and name to the current Dunottar? Dunicaer does sound a bit made up - the (Gaelic) fort of the (Brythonic/Pictish(?)) fort?