Hill forts · South East England
Danebury Hill Camp
Danebury Hill Camp — hillfort in Hampshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Grateley · 6.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Danebury Hill Camp is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD -549. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "hillfort in Hampshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1368°, -1.5397°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Danebury Hill SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Danebury is an Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Winchester (grid reference SU323376). The site, covering 5 hectares (12 acres), was excavated by Barry Cunliffe in the 1970s. Danebury is considered a type site for hillforts, and was important in developing the understanding of hillforts, as very few others have been so intensively excavated. Built in the 6th century BC, the fort was used for almost 500 years, during a period when the number of hillforts in Wessex greatly increased. Danebury was remodelled several times, making it more complex and resulting in it becoming a "developed" hillfort. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Local Nature Reserve called Danebury Hillfort. The Scheduled Monument is surrounded by a Site of Special Scientific Interest, designated as Danebury Hill.
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Background
History
There is no historical record of events in Iron Age Britain, so archaeological investigation is the only way to reconstruct the history of Danebury and other forts. It is impossible to state with certainty every significant event in the hillfort’s history, but where an event leaves an archaeologically identifiable trace, a general chronology can be established, although dates are much less easy to establish. The hillfort was occupied from the mid-6th century BC until around 100 BC, and the defences were remodelled numerous times. Early in its life the site consisted of a single ditch encompassing an area of about 5 ha, with two gateways, one in the south-west and another in the east; two…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1368, -1.5397
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Test Valley
- Parish
- Nether Wallop
- Postcode
- SO20 6JX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Established
- 550
- Nearest railway station
- Grateley — 6.7 km
- Official site
- www.hants.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q677333 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Danebury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Danebury Fort - aerial image, Hampshire Data Portal.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Danebury Hill Camp?
- Danebury Hill Camp is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO20 6JX), in the parish of Nether Wallop.
- When was Danebury Hill Camp built?
- Built or established in 550.
- Is Danebury Hill Camp a listed building?
- Danebury Hill Camp is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Danebury Hill Camp a protected site?
- Yes — Danebury Hill Camp is part of the Danebury Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Danebury Hill Camp free to visit?
- Yes, Danebury Hill Camp is free to enter.
- How do I get to Danebury Hill Camp?
- The nearest railway station is Grateley, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO20 6JX.