Danebury Ring
Danebury Ring, Nether Wallopcounty:
coords:
Hampshire
SU324377
sitefinds
HMCMS:A1979.1
DANEBURY HILL, earthwork in Nether Wallop
The earliest records, 1491 'Duwnebury Hill' 1637 'Dunbury' make it quite clear that it has nothing to do with Danes. It is rather 'hill fort'. The tendency to invent history may also be seen in 'Norsebury' in Micheldever, another hillfort (902 'naesan byrig' in the time of Edward I 'Nosebury') which is really 'fort at the ness' (later 'nose'), ie: the western end of the little ridge between the valleys of the Dever and Cranbourne, on which the fort is placed west of its highest point; and 'John of Gaunt's Deer Park' in King's Somborne (John held the manor only through his wife, and the authentic name was 'How Park' (cf 1200 'Howude'='hillspur wood')).
Shown on an old map by Baker 1802
Period - 19th century, early
Dunbury Camp
Drawing of hillfort on left of road.
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- ancient monument, hillfort - Andover extra Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
