Maiden Castle

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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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Maiden Castle

This is in contrast to the "developed" hillforts found in southern England, such as Danebury and Maiden Castle, where there is evidence of settlement.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 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

More than 30 people who were in the Maiden Castle area on the morning of Mr Maine's death have been interviewed, police said.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2013

Peter Maine, 56, from Wynyard, Stockton-on-Tees, was found in his running kit near Maiden Castle Sports Centre.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2013

On the south-west side of the town, two miles away near the Weymouth road, is the greatest of these prehistoric entrenchments; Mai-dun or "Maiden Castle" is the largest British earthwork in existence.

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