Danebury Hillfort — Outer Entrance Hornwork
Danebury Hornwork
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)·Iron Age fortified culture·🇬🇧 England, Hampshire, Stockbridge, United Kingdom
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About Danebury Hillfort — Outer Entrance Hornwork
Danebury Hillfort — Outer Entrance Hornwork in England, Hampshire, Stockbridge, United Kingdom is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age fortified culture. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions 287m × 214m; area 31.8 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age fortified culture fortress with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 110 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 600 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age fortified culture
- Purpose
- Fortified citadel and control point
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1190 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1906
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1420 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
51.1400° N · 1.5300° W · 110 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Danebury Hillfort — Outer Entrance Hornwork — structure with stratified deposits51.1384° N · 1.5321° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Danebury Hillfort — Outer Entrance Hornwork — complex with stratified deposits51.1375° N · 1.5303° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Danebury Hillfort — Outer Entrance Hornwork — outlier with stratified deposits51.1405° N · 1.5310° W
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