Maiden Castle

American  

noun

1. an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.

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Example Sentences

For Houghton, it is a special return home to the north-east with City drawn against Championship side Durham at Maiden Castle.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

In the year before Tolkien wrote this passage, major excavations in Maiden Castle had been chronicled in a newspaper column of archaeological highlights written by his friend REM Wheeler.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2020

Archaeological excavations at hill forts such as Maiden Castle in Dorset and Danebury in Hampshire continue to provide important evidence for the study of Iron Age life and society.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2014

Father-of-two Peter Maine, 56, from Wynyard, Stockton, was found in his running kit near Maiden Castle Sports Centre, Durham, on 1 September.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2013

The great citadel at Maiden Castle belonged to a still earlier time, when men lived in a way which rendered trade a very superfluous thing.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric