Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, one of many fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age, but one of only seven in the county of in northern England.
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: hillfort in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm”
    “Maiden Castle, Bickerton”
    “Maiden Castle, Cheshire”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bickerton Hill and Brown Knowl Methodist Church.
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Peak
refers to two low red sandstone hills…
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Church
is in Sherrington's Lane… is situated 2,400 feet north of Maiden Castle.
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Church
stands to the north of the village of , , England. is situated 1 mile northeast of Maiden Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tattenhall and Malpas.
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is a village in .
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Village
is a market town and a civil parish in the… is situated 3½ miles south of Maiden Castle.
Village
is a scattered community in the civil… is situated 5 miles south of Maiden Castle.

Maiden Castle

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Latitude
53.07077° or 53° 4′ 15″ north
Longitude
-2.75097° or 2° 45′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C5V36CX+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 214280847
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q6735359

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Larkton Hill and Larkton Hill Viewpoint.

Nearby Places

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