Danebury Hillfort Hampshire
Iron Age·British Iron Age·🇬🇧 Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About Danebury Hillfort Hampshire
Danebury Hillfort Hampshire at Hampshire, United Kingdom is a Iron Age earthwork of the British Iron Age tradition, built c. 550 BCE for type-site hillfort dense occupation. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersDanebury Hillfort Hampshire at Hampshire, United Kingdom is a Iron Age earthwork of the British Iron Age tradition, built c. 550 BCE for type-site hillfort dens
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 550 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age
- Culture
- British Iron Age
- Purpose
- Type-site hillfort dense occupation
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 550 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Danebury Hillfort Hampshire
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Danebury Hillfort Hampshire
On the ground
Structures & features
51.1370° N · 1.5360° W · 462 m · 3 mapped features
Danebury Hillfort Hampshire Main Earthwork Feature
earthworkPrimary earthwork feature at Danebury Hillfort Hampshire – central type-site hillfort dense occupation element with stratified deposits
51.1371° N · 1.5359° WDanebury Hillfort Hampshire Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Danebury Hillfort Hampshire defining settlement or ritual space
51.1369° N · 1.5359° WDanebury Hillfort Hampshire Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Danebury Hillfort Hampshire ceremonial landscape
51.1371° N · 1.5361° W