Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
(A quick reminder that the places we visit are normally always scheduled monuments and protected. The shovel is of course purely to highlight the digging of a hillfort by Iron Age people and not in anyway intended to be any form of metal detecting).
I've recently delved into how exactly Iron Age People built Hillforts. This is a little video on what I learnt which i thought I would share with you!
**All Drone Footage at DANEBURY from @OPOCHKA used with permission** (NOT MY OWN).
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Videos To Watch Next:
The Hillfort Problem: youtu.be/jxWvOo2x-n4?si=S1sa_R0bYuneeVot
The foregotten Roman Wall: youtu.be/z2un8DFwpD4?si=Q1vZi2Gv40GMeKPB
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. 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. Corrections. 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:
Errors and Notes
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
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 - nls.uk
Credit for images/footage:
Ladle Hill-an unfinished hillfort - Stuart Piggott - Purchased.
All other - Own footage.
Sources:
Ladle Hill-an unfinished hillfort - Stuart Piggott.
Danebury Hillfort and Environs - Barry Cunliffe.
Alfreds Castle: heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=225540&resourceID=19191
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - The Unfinished
05:00 - I'll be there for you
08:12 - Nuts and Bolts
11:48 - Stuff
14:00 - No name
(A quick reminder that the places we visit are normally always scheduled monuments and protected. The shovel is of course purely to highlight the digging of a hillfort by Iron Age people and not in anyway intended to be any form of metal detecting).
I've recently delved into how exactly Iron Age People built Hillforts. This is a little video on what I learnt which i thought I would share with you!
**All Drone Footage at DANEBURY from @OPOCHKA used with permission** (NOT MY OWN).
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCJV1EC8Mf87PpQYo9eUfd3Q/join OR Patreon: patreon.com/PaulandRebeccaWhitewick
Videos To Watch Next:
The Hillfort Problem: youtu.be/jxWvOo2x-n4?si=S1sa_R0bYuneeVot
The foregotten Roman Wall: youtu.be/z2un8DFwpD4?si=Q1vZi2Gv40GMeKPB
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. 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. Corrections. 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:
Errors and Notes
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
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 - nls.uk
Credit for images/footage:
Ladle Hill-an unfinished hillfort - Stuart Piggott - Purchased.
All other - Own footage.
Sources:
Ladle Hill-an unfinished hillfort - Stuart Piggott.
Danebury Hillfort and Environs - Barry Cunliffe.
Alfreds Castle: heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=225540&resourceID=19191
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - The Unfinished
05:00 - I'll be there for you
08:12 - Nuts and Bolts
11:48 - Stuff
14:00 - No name
