 Aerial image of Danebury | |
  Shown within Hampshire | |
| Location | Hampshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°08′12″N 1°32′15″W / 51.136681°N 1.537569°W |
| Type | Hillfort |
| Area | 5 hectares (12 acres) |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 550 BC |
| Abandoned | c. 100 BC |
| Periods | Iron Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1969 – 1988 |
| Public access | Yes |
| Official name | Danebury Hill camp |
| Reference no. | 1001949 |
| Danebury Hillfort | |
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 Entrance to the hill fort | |
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Nether Wallop, Hampshire |
| OS grid | SU 326 376 |
| Area | 39 hectares (96 acres) |
| Managed by | Hampshire Countryside Service |
Danebury is an Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Winchester (grid reference SU323376).[1] The site, covering 5 hectares (12 acres), was excavated by Barry Cunliffe in the 1970s. Danebury is considered a type-site for hill forts,[2] 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 hill forts in Wessex greatly increased. Danebury was remodelled several times, making it more complex and resulting in it becoming a "developed" hill fort. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Local Nature Reserve called Danebury Hillfort.[3][4][5] The Scheduled Monument is surrounded by a Site of Special Scientific Interest, designated as Danebury Hill.[6][7]
- ^ Danebury, PastScape, archived from the original on 10 March 2012 Retrieved on 23 July 2008.
- ^ Wacher (2000), p. 126.
- ^ "Danebury Hillfort". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Map of Danebury Hillfort". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Danebury Hill camp, Nether Wallop (1001949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Danebury Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Map of Danebury Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 August 2013.