Dorset
West Dorset District
Winterborne Monkton

Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of , in the English county of . Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude and Clandon Barrow.

Church
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is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Maiden Castle.

Archaeological site
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is a very large bowl barrow dating from the Bronze Age, which overlooks the village of , near in , and which lies on the same ridge as Maiden Castle, near to the . is situated 1 mile northwest of Maiden Castle.

School
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is a secondary academy school in , England. It is part of the Dorchester Area Schools Partnership. is situated 1 mile northeast of Maiden Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poundbury and Dorchester.

Suburb
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is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of in the county of , England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.

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is the county town of . A market town with an undoubtedly long history, has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.

Village
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is a suburb of in south , England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area. is situated 2 miles south of Maiden Castle.

Maiden Castle

Latitude
50.69479° or 50° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.47005° or 2° 28′ 12″ west
Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C2VMGVH+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146411874
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
2643187
Wiki­data ID
Q1232816
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Maiden Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة مايدين , دورسيت”
  • Arabic: “قلعة مايدين”
  • Basque: “Maiden Castle”
  • Basque: “Maiden gaztelua”
  • Breton: “Maiden Castle”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Maiden, Dorset”
  • Chinese: “梅登城堡”
  • Czech: “Maiden Castle”
  • Danish: “Maiden Castle (Dorset)”
  • Danish: “Maiden Castle”
  • Dutch: “Maiden Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Maiden Castle”
  • Finnish: “Maidenin linnavuori”
  • French: “Maiden Castle”
  • German: “Maiden Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Μέιντεν”
  • Hebrew: “טירת מיידן”
  • Italian: “Maiden Castle”
  • Kotava: “Maiden Castle (ralma)”
  • Kotava: “Maiden Castle”
  • Latin: “Maiden Castle”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maiden Castle i Dorset”
  • Portuguese: “Castro Maiden, Dorset”
  • Portuguese: “梅登城堡”
  • Russian: “Мэйден-Касл”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Maiden”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Maiden”
  • Spanish: “Maiden Castle”
  • Turkish: “Kız Kalesi, Dorset”
  • Welsh: “Maiden Castle”

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