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Maiden Castle, Dorset (English Heritage)
Maiden Castle
Near Dorchester
Dorset
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Social History
Facilities
Parking: yes
Directions: 2 miles south of Dorchester. Access off A354, north of bypass (OS Map 194; ref SY 670885)
Contact details
Website
:
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Open
Daily, any reasonable time
Admission charges
Free
Discounts
English Heritage
Description
This is the finest and largest Iron Age hillfort in Europe. Its banks enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches, which would have been home to about 200 families. When the site was excavated in the 1930s and 1980s it provided important details about life in these communities, as well as dramatic proof of British resistance to the Roman invasion in AD43. It also supports theories suggesting that long-term tribal rivalries prevented the Britons from uniting in their own defence.
Key artists and exhibits
The largest Iron Age hillfort in Europe
Articles
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General Information
Parking for coaches
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