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Maiden Castle is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The site comprises a hillfort with defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern England, along with an associated round barrow that reflects the earlier Bronze Age use of the landscape. The monument's physical character is defined by its banks and ditches, which would have served both defensive and demarcatory functions for the Iron Age community that occupied it. The juxtaposition of Iron Age and Bronze Age monuments at this location demonstrates the longstanding significance of this particular hilltop through successive periods of prehistoric occupation.
Maiden Castle prehistoric defended settlement and adjacent round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012609. View the official record →
Maiden Castle is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012609.
Maiden Castle prehistoric defended settlement and adjacent round barrow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012609.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bolton Parks Lead Mine and ore works (5.1 km), Ring cairn on Thorny Bank Hill (5.5 km), Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Maiden Castle prehistoric defended settlement and adjacent round barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Maiden Castle prehistoric defended settlement and adjacent round barrow stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.