The Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) People and
the Celtic and Gaelic people of Europe both built ringforts of stone masonry.
European Ringforts
Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are
circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during
the Bronze age up to about the year 1000. They are found in Northern
Europe, especially in Ireland. There are also many in South Wales and
in Cornwall, where they are called rounds. Ringforts come in many
sizes and may be made of stone or earth. Earthen ringforts would have been
marked by a circular rampart (a bank and ditch), often with a stake
wall.
Sources:
Ireland
Ringfort https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Grianan_of_Aileach
Sweden https://youtu.be/ij_MOWbk9eY
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