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Photo Pages: Danebury - Hillfort in England in Hampshire
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Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 11 May 2009 Page Views: 34478
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 Site Name: Danebury Alternative Name: Danebury Ring
Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Stockbridge Nearest Village: Nether Wallop
Map Ref: SU323377 Landranger Map Number: 185
Latitude: 51.137665N Longitude: 1.539711W
Condition:| 5 | Perfect | | 4 | Almost Perfect | | 3 | Reasonable but with some damage | | 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site | | 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks | | 0 | No data. | | -1 | Completely destroyed |
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Ambience:| 5 | Superb | | 4 | Good | | 3 | Ordinary | | 2 | Not Good | | 1 | Awful | | 0 | No data. |
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Access:| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access | | 4 | Short walk on a footpath | | 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk | | 2 | A long walk | | 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find | | 0 | No data. |
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Accuracy:| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates | | 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map | | 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map | | 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village | | 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town | | 0 | no data |
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Hillfort in Hampshire. Danebury is in the care of Hampshire County Council and is easily accessed via signposted footpaths. The hilltop was defended in the 6th century BC with a massive rampart, broken by two gates and divided into tow halves by a road in the interior.
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 The Lions of Zululand at Danebury submitted by hailstones
The Lions of Zululand dance troupe at Danebury
 The Lions of Zululand at Danebury submitted by hailstones
 Danebury Hill submitted by hauraki
Site in Hampshire:
The East Gate at Danebury Hill, taken from outside, looking up the hill. Mid May, around 45 minutes before sunset - It was Very quiet!
 Danebury Hill submitted by hauraki
Site in Hampshire
Panorama of the East Gate at Danebury Hill - Taken in mid May, around 30 minutes before sunset. There was only one other person around!
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
The main entrance to Danebury, viewed from the inner bank. The entrance was made more complex in a succession of phases during the Iron Age, with the whole lot being uncovered by excavation in the 20th century. 21st century additions include the path and the wooden steps up to the top of the wooden bank (visible on the left). The red pole on the left is for a warning light - the Wallop airfield is
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
View along the main ditch, from the outer bank on the south-west side of the hillfort. The inner bank, on the left, has been cleared of large trees and scrub and is now grazed by sheep. The outer bank still has its tall beech trees.
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
The outer bank is on the right of this photo, with its many leaning beech trees. The barbed wire fence separates the interior of the fort from the surrounding area - for the purposes of grazing by sheep. This is on the north-west side of the fort.
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
View along the inner bank on the south-east side of the hillfort, with the interior to the left and the ditch to the right. The outer bank still has beech trees growing on it, while the inner bank has been cleared. Composite image of two photos joined with Arcsoft Panorama Maker 3.
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
Beech trees growing on one of the outer banks to the south of the hillfort.
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
This area immediately to the west of the outer bank has been cleared of ash saplings as part of conservation work at the site. The path encircles the outer bank of the hillfort.
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
Looking across the ditch on the south-east side of the fort, from the inner bank towards the beech trees on the outer bank.
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
A flock of sheep graze at Danebury; here they are seen in the hillfort interior. Hampshire County Council website says: "The Countryside Service work in partnership with a local grazier to provide a 'conservation flock' of Manx Loughton sheep. This is a traditional breed that are very similar to the sheep that would have been at Danebury in the Iron Age. Chalk down land has evolved over centuries,
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
View north-east along the top of the inner bank, with the hillfort interior to the left and the ditch to the right. This is on the south-eastern side of the fort. Beech trees have been cleared from the inner bank and ditch, but remain on the outer bank. Composite image, from two photos: joined using Arcsoft Panorama maker 3.
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
January 2005. Composite image of the eastern entrance fortifications, viewed from the inner rampart.
 Danebury submitted by JimChampion
January 2005. View of Danebury's entrance from the nearby OS trig-point. The outer rampart on the southern side (to the left of the picture) is still wooded with beech trees, although the inner ramparts have been cleared.
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Re: Danebury (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Tuesday, 20 May 2003 | I've been a couple of times and, although the trees around it are rather splendid, they give a false view of the whole. Ideally, a clear uninterrupted view all around, like at Maiden Castle, would give a more realistic feel.
I'm a great lover of trees and woodland, but there are places where it would be nice to try and connect with the original inhabitants. Or at least get the feel of a similar outlook to the one they had. | [ Reply to This ]
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by Anonymous on Thursday, 12 June 2003 | Danebury Archive Released online
The ADS is pleased to announce that the Danebury Archive is now available online. Danebury is one of the best-known excavations of an Iron Age Hill Fort in the United Kingdom. The preparation of the archive
has been carried out as part of the ARENA (Archaeological Records of Europe: Networked Access) project. A project supported by the European Union through the Culture 2000 programme.
The excavation was directed by Prof Barry Cunliffe who commented in 1984 that "a data-set of the kind derived from Danebury will continue to be reworked by students for the foreseeable future asking new and increasingly sophisticated questions". That opportunity is now made
possible through online resources, making Danebury accessible tostudents and researchers from around the world. Through the Danebury online archive it is possible to access four key publications (CBA Research Reports series) and to download databases and images from the
site archive.
You can visit the archive at the ADS catalogue at:
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/projArch danebury_var_2003/index.cfm
Or through the ARENA archives at:
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/arena/archindex.cfm | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Danebury (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Wednesday, 31 March 2004 | | I visited Danebury a couple of summers back, mainly because I kept seeing the signs for it as I shot past on the A303.
It's a lovely place to visit on a summer's evening, and truly massive. It commands good views over the surrounding countryside (hence why they built it there), and the defenses are collusal (though watch out if the ramparts are damp, the chalk is very slippy).
Good parking and toilets onsite mean it's a pleasure, rather than a chore to visit.
Lee
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Re: Danebury (Score: 1)
by Vicky on Thursday, 01 April 2004
(User Info | Send a Message) | Andover Museum have produced a video as part of the Museum of the Iron Age display:
"Danebury: Ritual and Religion in the Iron Age", produced and directed by Sean Caveille.
It can be purchased for 8.50ukp (inc P&P) (cheques payable to Hampshire County Council) from:
Andover Museum
6 Church Close
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 1DP
tel 01264 366283
See also http://www.timesequence.com | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Danebury (Score: 1)
by Vicky on Thursday, 27 May 2004
(User Info | Send a Message) | From The Andover Advertiser Online 27/05/2004:
DANEBURY Hill is soon to welcome 80 new sheep to graze the land, keeping back rank grass scrub growth which could threaten the Hill Fort and rare downland flowers.
The 85 acre site is home to an Iron Age Hill Fort dating back to 550BC and an area of Special Scientific Interest due to the rare flowers such as burnt tip orchid and frog orchid which grow there.
Hampshire County Council, which owns the site, has already cleared the trees from the ramparts of the fort, and is now importing 80 sheep from the Isle of Man to prevent further scrub encroachment to protect the archaeology and enhance the wildlife.
Distinctive in colour, with a light brown fleece and chocolate brown face and legs, the Manx Loghtan sheep are best suited for the job as they are able to negotiate the steep ramparts better than cattle and are well adapted for the forage available.
A similar breed is likely to have grazed at Danebury Hill in Iron Age times.
Danebury Hill is visited by over 100,000 people each year, and was extensively archaeologically excavated in the 1980s.
Tomorrow, 29 May, the Hill Fort will be hosting a Rampart Tramp. The free guided walk will enlighten visitors about the fort's fascinating and grisly history with guests from the Brigantia Iron Age Re-enactment Society revealing how the Iron Age residents of Danebury really lived.
The Rampart Tramp begins at 1pm, and will meet at the top car park at Danebury.
The county council's executive member for environment, Councillor Keith Estlin, said: "Danebury Hill Fort is an important and unique part of Hampshire's history and I am delighted to see that its conservation is being managed with such traditional and environmentally sound methods."
The county council's executive member for recereation and heritage, Councillor John Waddington said: "Walks like these provide an excellent opportunity for people to learn more about Hampshire's history as well as the chance to make the most of our beautiful and varied landscape."
The Hampshire Grazing Project is a joint initiative between Hampshire County Council, The Environment Agency and English Nature that works to encourage appropriate grazing of conservation sites throughout the county.
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by Anonymous on Monday, 11 October 2004 | | i love walking here | [ Reply to This ]
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by Anonymous on Tuesday, 20 September 2005 | | i went and it was good but cold because it was winter | [ Reply to This ]
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 16 October 2005 | We used to play there when we were kids, back in the 1940's, swinging from the ramparts on a knotted rope suspended from the branch of a beech tree.
Little did we know about what lay hidden under the 2000 years of leaf mould.
The quiteness was quite eerie to us youngsters and the surrounding view spectacular.
I always try and visit Danebury when I come back to the UK. Really feels like coming home. | [ Reply to This ]
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Rampart work closes Iron Age fort (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 December 2005 | Parts of an Iron Age hillfort are to be closed to the public while essential repair work is carried out.
About £40,000 is to be spent repairing badly eroded ramparts at Danebury Hillfort near Stockbridge, Hampshire.
Parts of the fort, which sees between 70,000 to 100,000 visitors a year, will be temporarily closed as the four months of work is carried out.
The overall site will still remain open and the repairs are expected to be completed by mid-March.
The work will see steps replaced as well as the repairs to the ramparts, which have become badly worn because of the number of visitors to the site.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4518912.stm | [ Reply to This ]
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Danebury Attacked? (Score: 1)
by ShropshireTraveller on Sunday, 15 October 2006
(User Info | Send a Message) | | am I right in thinking that this hillfort was attacked at somepoint? If so, was it squabbling in the Iron Age, or Roman intervention? | [ Reply to This ]
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by Anonymous on Thursday, 23 November 2006 | I first discovered the rings as a lad in 1967. I started an apprenticeship as an electrician working at middle wallop army base.When I first came across them I was fascinated and still am. I visit as often as possible. I find the site to be tranquil and peaceful. When I have things to think about I go to the rings and relax for an hour and this usually does the trick.I will continue to visit and always look forward to it.
Sincerely Alan Guthrie. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Danebury Attacked? (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Thursday, 19 April 2007 | hi guys!
im in a lesson called work related learning and i cant wait for my trip to the danebury ring, im SO EXCITED!!!!!!
and, i like boys :)
xxxx | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Danebury Attacked? (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Thursday, 19 April 2007
(User Info | Send a Message) | Work related learning sounds like a good excuse to go to Danebury :-)
Have fun | [ Reply to This ]
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by Anonymous on Tuesday, 25 September 2007 | | i LOVE Danebury!!!!!! | [ Reply to This ]
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by Anonymous on Tuesday, 04 December 2007 | | We went there on a school trip last year as part of a team building excersize, when we came back we all liked boys too | [ Reply to This ]
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Time Team at Danebury (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Monday, 11 February 2008
(User Info | Send a Message) | TV'S best known archaeologists met up with one of the academic world's most respected archeological figures for a unique programme to be broadcast later this year - and it all happened in and around Andover.
Channel 4's Time Team are best known for their popularising of archaeological excavations, often done against the clock while Oxford University Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe is renowned for his painstaking professionalism returning to sites for lengthy examinations over a course of years.
Under normal circumstances their paths wouldn't cross but in a special programme Time Team's Tony Robinson is seen interviewing Sir Barry at Danebury.
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Filming also took place at Andover's Museum of the Iron Age on a Sunday, members of Andover's museum committee were told.
Museum curator Jenny Stevens, said: "You never know quite what will be broadcast when people come and film. It may turn out we will be on for half a minute but hopefully it will remind people that we are here."
http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/andoveradvertisernews/display.var.1983346.0.time_team_at_danebury.php
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Salisbury Festival: See the Lions of Zululand at Danebury and Stonehenge (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Thursday, 20 March 2008
(User Info | Send a Message) | Thanks to Hailstones for the news that the Lions of Zululand are appearing at the Salisbury Festival in May. The first event is at Stonehenge on the 28th May at 8pm.
http://www.salisburyfestival.co.uk/event.aspx?id=130
The second event is at Danebury Hillfort at 8pm on the 29th May.
http://www.salisburyfestival.co.uk/event.aspx?id=131
Tickets cost £15 for each event. These are a very fine young troup of Zulu dancers/drummers who I saw in London last year. Should be amazing!
More details, photos and booking from Salisbury Festival website on the links above. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Salisbury Festival: See the Lions of Zululand at Danebury and Stonehenge (Score: 1)
by coldrum on Wednesday, 21 May 2008
(User Info | Send a Message) | Zulus at Danebury Hillfort, 29th May 2008
The Lions of Zululand
This year the Lions of Zululand will perform traditional dances, songs and poetry in indigenous languages, which have been passed from one generation to the next, dating back to the great Zulu empire which was led by the founder of the Zulu Nation, King Shaka. This is a unique opportunity to witness a traditional performance at Danebury Hillfort.
The Lions of Zululand will also perform at Stonehenge on 27 & 28 May.
Bring rugs (not chairs) and wrap up warm. £15.
http://www.salisburyfestival.co.uk/event.aspx?id=131 | [ Reply to This ]
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Sing For Water, Danebury, 31st May 2009 (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Monday, 11 May 2009
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Sunday 31 May 2pm
Danebury Iron Age Hill Fort
Arrive from noon for picnicking
Free event, but advance booking required: 0845 2419651
or http://www.salisburyfestival.co.uk
The Salisbury International Arts Festival and Hampshire County Council present Sing for Water at Danebury Hill Fort with choirs from Hampshire. This powerful joining together of many voices will culminate in a performance of the folk tune Waly Waly directed by acclaimed conductor Howard Moody.
If you would like your choir to participate in the Festival's Sing for Water, please contact Sue Kent at sue@salisburyfestival.co.uk or call 01722 332241 | [ Reply to This ]
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