Hillforts are hilltop sites enclosed by banks and ditches.

丘堡是由堤岸和沟渠围起来的山顶遗址。

The first simple hillforts appeared about 3,000 years ago, and developed throughout the Iron Age.

第一座简单的丘堡出现在大约 3000 年前，并在整个铁器时代得到发展。

The latter end of this date range would tie the carving of the horse in with occupation of the nearby Uffington hillfort, indicating that it may represent a tribal emblem marking the land of the inhabitants of the hillfort.

这个日期范围的最后一端将马的雕刻与附近的乌芬顿山堡的占领联系起来，表明它可能代表一个部落徽章， 标志着山堡居民的土地。