What is recorded here
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi (2.6 km) southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset. Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.
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Places near here
Maiden CastleScheduled monument · 77 yd
Romano British TempleArchaeological place · 236 yd
Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden CastleScheduled monument · 846 yd
Bowl barrow near Clandon FarmAncient burial place · 897 yd
Jubilee WoodWood · 1650 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Old Shepherd's CottageListed building · 1.1 mi
Dorchester Town FCStadium · 1.1 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Park HouseListed building · 1.1 mi
Queen Mother StatueMemorial · 1.4 mi
Maumbury RingsHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Conygar HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Ridgeway HillMountain / peak · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Major George Allen (1891–1940) · Public domain