
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Maiden Castle as Fort (iron Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Maiden Castle in Scotland was built during the Iron Age, likely between 800 BCE and 400 CE, by a local Celtic community. It is important as a well-preserved example of an Iron Age hill fort, offering insight into early Scottish settlement and defensive architecture.
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Places near here
Maiden CastleScheduled monument · 94 yd
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Jubilee WoodWood · 1629 yd
Old Shepherd's CottageListed building · 1.1 mi
Dorchester Town FCStadium · 1.1 mi
Park HouseListed building · 1.2 mi
Queen Mother StatueMemorial · 1.4 mi
Conygar HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
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Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0