Danebury is the name of an Iron age hillfort in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England, built during the 6th century BC. Danebury was a regional center until the 1st century BC, when Roman oppida were established in the area.
Danebury's ruins include a group of circular wooden houses built around the exterior of a fortification and along nearby metalled roads. Excavations indicated that Danebury remained an important regional capital for several centuries, with intensive habitation and economic activity illustrated by a large number of storage pits.
The site was excavated between 1969 and 1988 by Barry Cunliffe and is now open to the public.
Sources
This glossary entry is part of the About.com Guide to Hill Forts and the Dictionary of Archaeology.
Wells, Peter S. 2008 Europe, Northern and Western: Iron Age. Pp. 1230-1240 in Encyclopedia of Archaeology, Deborah M. Pearsall, ed. Elsevier: London.
