Studies could show the site in southern Scotland was occupied much later than previously thought.
Some of the country's leading archaeologists have spent the week on top of one of the south of Scotland's most iconic hills.
Eildon Hill North, near Melrose, was the largest hillfort in northern Britain, covering more than 18 hectares with 530 roundhouses and a population of up to 4,000 people A similar study by the University of Aberdeen team at Tap O' Noth, near Huntly, found evidence that the hill fort was of the early Medieval period , rather than the earlier Bronze Age or Iron Age.
"We believe Eildon Hill North is a very close parallel, and it is distinctly possible that the defences here actually date to the same late Roman Iron Age through to early Medieval period. Dr James O'Driscoll from the University of Aberdeen said: "We've now established that Tap O' Noth dates from Roman Iron Age into early Medieval and if this is also the case here at Eildon Hill North, we are quickly going from having hardly any sites from the early Medieval period to having some of the largest monuments in the country from that period.
Earlier excavations have determined that a Roman signal station was built on the summit of Eildon Hill North.
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