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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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 433 feet (132 metres)
  • …is operated by English Heritage
  • Description: Iron Age hill fort in Dorset, England, UK
  • Postal code: DT2 9JF
  • Email: customers@english-heritage.org.uk
  • Also known as
    “Maiden Castle, Dorchester”
    “Maiden Castle, Dorset”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude and Clandon Barrow.
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Church
3,200 feet southeast of Maiden Castle
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Archaeological site
is a very large bowl barrow dating from…
1 mile northwest of Maiden Castle
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School
is a secondary academy school in , England.
1 mile northeast of Maiden Castle

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poundbury and Dorchester.
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Suburb
is an experimental urban extension on the…
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is the county town of .
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Village
is a suburb of in south , England.
2 miles south of Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle

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Latitude
50.69479° or 50° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.47005° or 2° 28′ 12″ west
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.
قلعة مايدينArabic
قلعة مايدين , دورسيتArabic
Maiden CastleBasque
Maiden gazteluaBasque
Maiden CastleBreton
Castell de Maiden, DorsetCatalan
梅登城堡Chinese
Maiden CastleCzech
Maiden CastleDanish
Maiden Castle (Dorset)Danish
Maiden CastleDutch
Maiden CastleEsperanto
Maidenin linnavuoriFinnish
Maiden CastleFrench
Maiden CastleGerman
Κάστρο ΜέιντενGreek
טירת מיידןHebrew
Maiden CastleItalian
메이든성Korean
Maiden CastleKotava
Maiden Castle (ralma)Kotava
Maiden CastleLatin
Maiden Castle i DorsetNorwegian Nynorsk
Castro Maiden, DorsetPortuguese
Мэйден-КаслRussian
Castillo de MaidenSpanish
Castillo MaidenSpanish
Maiden CastleSpanish
Kız Kalesi, DorsetTurkish
Maiden CastleWelsh

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