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Maiden Castle is a univallate prehistoric defended enclosure located in Cumberland, England. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch system characteristic of Iron Age hillforts and enclosed settlements of the pre-Roman period. The site represents the defensive architecture typical of northern British prehistoric communities during the later prehistoric period, reflecting both practical military considerations and territorial demarcation. Such univallate enclosures are generally less elaborate than multivallate examples, suggesting either a smaller community, a later period of construction, or a site of more limited strategic importance within the prehistoric settlement hierarchy.
Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008633. View the official record →
Maiden Castle is a univallate prehistoric defended enclosure located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008633.
Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure 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 1008633.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill (9 km), Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill (9 km), Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure'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 univallate prehistoric defended enclosure stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.