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Multi-periodSite Name: Maiden's Bower (Asenby)Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Turf Maze
Nearest Town: Ripon Nearest Village: Asenby
Map Ref: SE409750
Latitude: 54.169174N Longitude: 1.375013W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Turf Maze in Yorkshire (North)
Just beyond the village on a supposed motte and bailey site called significantly Maiden's Bower (a common name for sites with turf labyrinths and such I have named the site this although I am unsure if this is the name), is the remains of one of England's forgotten turf mazes. It measures 27 metres across with a 330 metre path long and beneath the overgrown mound a Chartres design similar to Breamore is some how preserved. It was last in good condition according to Allcroft (1908) in his Earthworks of England within living memory of that date as he states: ‘there are persons yet alive who have trodden it on many a summer’s evening and kneeling down at the centre have listened to hear the fairies singing’ .
It can be reached by a footpath behind the Crab and Lobster Inn and affords good views as well.
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