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Maiden Castle is a promontory fort located in County Durham, England. The site occupies a naturally defended headland and represents a form of Iron Age defensive settlement, though the precise dating and extent of occupation remain subjects of archaeological study. The fort's physical character is defined by its prominent topographical position and the earthwork defences that utilise the natural promontory to create a stronghold. Like other promontory forts of northern Britain, it would have served functions relating to settlement, storage, and defence during the late prehistoric period.
Maiden Castle promontory fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008844. View the official record →
Maiden Castle is a promontory fort located in County Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008844.
Maiden Castle promontory fort 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 1008844.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Elvet Bridge (1 km), The Water Gate (1.1 km), Prebend's Bridge (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Maiden Castle promontory fort'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 promontory fort stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.