Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is a parking area in Winterborne Monkton, West Dorset District, England. Maiden Castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Priest’s House, as well as near Romano British Temple.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Maiden Castle is situated 1,600 feet south of Maiden Castle.
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. Clandon Barrow is situated 4,000 feet west of Maiden Castle.
Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude is situated 1 mile southeast of Maiden Castle.
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 2½ miles south of Maiden Castle.
Maiden Castle
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Winterborne Monkton, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.69906° or 50° 41′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.47093° or 2° 28′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C2VMGXH+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 148524250OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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