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Maiden Castle is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort situated on Bickerton Hill in Cheshire. The monument is defined by concentric defensive banks and ditches that follow the natural contours of the hilltop, a characteristic defensive strategy employed during the later prehistoric period. The site demonstrates the engineering sophistication typical of Iron Age communities in the North West Midlands, with its multiple ramparts designed to provide progressive defensive depth. Maiden Castle represents an important example of the fortified settlements that served as centres of authority, settlement, and possibly trade during the Iron Age, though detailed chronological dating and excavation records for this particular site remain limited in the published scholarly literature.
Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013293. View the official record →
Maiden Castle is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort situated on Bickerton Hill in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013293.
Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm 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 1013293.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 140m east of Long Lane (1.3 km), Old Hall Heys moated site (3.8 km), Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm'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 on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.