Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Maiden Castle is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort on Bickerton Hill, Cheshire, where concentric banks and ditches follow the hilltop contours to create layered defensive depth. It may have served as a centre of authority, settlement, or trade for Iron Age communities in the North West Midlands, though detailed dating and excavation records remain limited. The scheduled monument stands 700m west of Hill Farm, protected under reference 1013293, inviting wonder about the people who shaped its ramparts and lived within their shadow.

The National Heritage List for England records Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built by Iron Age communities, Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill was occupied roughly between 800 BC and 43 AD. It is important as a well-preserved example of a defensive hillfort, reflecting the strategic and social organisation of pre-Roman Britain.

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