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Maiden Castle
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The largest and most famous pre-Roman fortress in Britain. The site is nearly 100 acres in size, with banks as high as 80 feet enclosing a hill-top site of some 45 acres. It was inhabited as early as the Bronze Age, but most of the visible ramparts were erected in the 1st century BC. In 43 AD the Romans besieged the "castle". The defenders huge store of some 40,000 sling stones proved useless against the Roman's leather shields, and the site fell to the invaders. A mass grave of defenders who died in the assault was found in 1937 near the eastern entrance. A site worth seeing.
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Dorchester,
Dorset,
England
About Maiden Castle
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: 1 mile SW of Dorchester, off A354
Website: Maiden Castle
English Heritage
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Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
Heritage Highlight: Roman foundations lie within the hilltop site
Heritage Rating: ?
Nearest Accommodation to Maiden Castle
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Sea View -
3.7
miles from Maiden Castle
Weymouth, Dorset
Sleeps: 7
Stay from: £250 |
Villa Bella Rosa -
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miles from Maiden Castle
Bowleaze Cove, Dorset
Sleeps: 7
Stay from: £190 |
Villa de la Mer -
4.6
miles from Maiden Castle
Bowleaze Cove, Dorset
Sleeps: 10
Stay from: £350 |
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Nearest Tourist
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Dorchester
Tourist Information Centre
11 Antelope Walk
Dorchester
Dorset
England
DT1 1BE
Tel: 01305 267 992
Alternate Tel: 01305 252 470
Fax: 01305 266 079
Email: dorchester.tic@westdorset-dc.gov.uk
Web: http://www.westdorset.com
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