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Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll

England
List entry 1011302
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011302
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.34 hectares
Grid reference
SP 92102 34824
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Danesborough Camp is a slight univallate hillfort located 420 metres north of The Knoll in Buckinghamshire, England. The monument is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch system, characteristic of Iron Age hill fortification practice in southern Britain. Its modest earthwork construction suggests occupation or use during the Iron Age period, though the specific dating and duration of activity remain subjects of archaeological study. The site forms part of the wider landscape of Iron Age settlement and defensive works in the Buckinghamshire region.

Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011302. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll?

Danesborough Camp is a slight univallate hillfort located 420 metres north of The Knoll in Buckinghamshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011302.

Who is responsible for protecting Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll?

Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011302.

What other scheduled monuments are near Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 200m south-east of Wavendon Manor (2.3 km), Shrunken medieval village at Caldecotte (2.8 km), Roman town of Magiovinium and Roman fort (3.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Motte castle 200m south-east of Wavendon Manor
2.3 km
Shrunken medieval village at Caldecotte
2.8 km
Roman town of Magiovinium and Roman fort
3.4 km
Medieval manor of Simpson
3.9 km
Moated site known as `The Hoult' and associated field system
4.2 km
All Saints Church, Segenhoe
6.1 km
A moated site 200m north east of St Peter's Church
6.5 km
Bowl barrow east of the Knolls
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll

Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll

TowcesterRoman town · ~16.6 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~19.8 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~21.6 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~23.4 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~17.9 miles
Domesday entry for Brickhill, Buckinghamshire →
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