Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset
Iron Age·Durotriges·🇬🇧 Dorset, United Kingdom
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About Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset
Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset at Dorset, United Kingdom is a Iron Age earthwork of the Durotriges tradition, built c. 600 BCE for 47 acre bivallate hillfort. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersMaiden Castle Hillfort Dorset at Dorset, United Kingdom is a Iron Age earthwork of the Durotriges tradition, built c. 600 BCE for 47 acre bivallate hillfort. St
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 600 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age
- Culture
- Durotriges
- Purpose
- 47 acre bivallate hillfort
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset
On the ground
Structures & features
50.6940° N · 2.4670° W · 186 m · 3 mapped features
- Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset Main Earthwork FeatureearthworkPrimary earthwork feature at Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset – central 47 acre bivallate hillfort element with stratified deposits50.6940° N · 2.4670° W
- Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset defining settlement or ritual space50.6939° N · 2.4669° W
- Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Maiden Castle Hillfort Dorset ceremonial landscape50.6941° N · 2.4671° W
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