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

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

Before six o'clock the defence was further reinforced by a party of Gordons from Maiden Castle.

From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Nevinson, Henry W.