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This week we take an in-depth look at a handful of Hillforts here in southern England. We start with a misguided perception of their use and try to unravel what their purpose was. Is there a unifying feature, something they all have in common. It wasn't that easy!

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Usual notices:
1. We are not historians. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Errors. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:

A: To convey the point made in the second paragraph. We really do scratch the surface here. There are thousands of Hillfort like structures that will again hold a different tale.

Credit for assets

Long UK Maps: https://mapswire.com/maps/united-king...
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - https://www.nls.uk/

Images:

Thumbnail: Heritage Consultant
Iron Age Museum: Chris Talbot
Figsbury Lidar: Rouven Meidinger

Sources: Danebury Hillfort - Barry Cunliffe.
Oxford J Archaeology - 2019 - Russell - Mythmakers of Maiden Castle Breaking the Siege Mentality of an Iron Age Hillfort
Wessex_Hillforts_CHAP03_p131to150 Historic England

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro
01:45 - Occupation
05:10 - What the Antiquarians Saw
08:32 - The Short Lived
10:58 - Fake Invasions
13:22 - The Safe Route
15:49 - Outtake