Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is a hill in Winterborne St. Martin, West Dorset District, England and has an elevation of 453 feet. Maiden Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Winterborne Monkton, as well as near the village Winterborne St Martin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maiden Castle and Clandon Barrow.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
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Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset. Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.
Clandon Barrow
Archaeological site
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Clandon Barrow is a very large bowl barrow dating from the Bronze Age, which overlooks the village of Martinstown, near Dorchester in Dorset, and which lies on the same ridge as Maiden Castle, near to the Mount Pleasant henge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poundbury and Dorchester.
Poundbury
Suburb
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Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, 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.
Dorchester
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. A market town with an undoubtedly long history, Dorchester has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.
Upwey
Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upwey is a suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, 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. Upwey is situated 2 miles south of Maiden Castle.
Maiden Castle
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 453 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Winterborne St. Martin, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.69428° or 50° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.47498° or 2° 28′ 30″ westElevation
453 feet (138 metres)Open location code
9C2VMGVG+P2GeoNames ID
12616036
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