 danebury is an iron age hill fort in hampshire in england, about  north-west of winchester (). retrieved on 23&nbsp;july 2008. the site, covering , was excavated by barry cunliffe in the 1970s. danebury is considered a type-site for hill forts,wacher (2000), p.&nbsp;126. and was important in developing the understanding of hill forts, as very few others have been so intensively excavated. built in the 6th century bc, the fort was in use for almost 500&nbsp;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 now protected as a scheduled ancient monument, a site of special scientific interest. retrieved on 14&nbsp;december 2008. and a local nature reserve. ==investigation== thumb|left|the interior of danebury with the ditch on the right until the 1
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