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<< Our Photo Pages >> Maiden Castle (Durham) - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in County Durham

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Maiden Castle (Durham)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.752 km away from the location you searched for.

County: County Durham Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Durham
Map Ref: NZ283417  Landranger Map Number: 88
Latitude: 54.769433N  Longitude: 1.561648W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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SolarMegalith visited on 27th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This site started my new season of exploration in Britain, this time NE England and Scotland.

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Maiden Castle (Durham)
Maiden Castle (Durham) submitted by durhamnature : Maiden Castle, view from the footbridge over the River Wear. Site in County Durham England (Vote or comment on this photo)
Promontary Fort in County Durham

Maiden Castle, the photo opposite shows the view from the footbridge over the River Wear.
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Maiden Castle (Durham)
Maiden Castle (Durham) submitted by SolarMegalith : Approach to Maiden Castle from the south (photo taken on September 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle (Durham)
Maiden Castle (Durham) submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart of Maiden Castle - view from the SW (photo taken on September 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle (Durham)
Maiden Castle (Durham) submitted by SolarMegalith : Defensive rampart in western part of Maiden Castle - view from the NW (photo taken on September 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle (Durham)
Maiden Castle (Durham) submitted by SolarMegalith : Southern slope protecting Maiden Castle promontory fort (photo taken on September 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle (Durham)
Maiden Castle (Durham) submitted by durhamnature : Maiden Castle, edge of the defensive slope. Site in County Durham England

Maiden Castle (Durham)
Maiden Castle (Durham) submitted by durhamnature : Maiden Castle, interior to the left. Site in County Durham England

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Re: Maiden Castle (Durham) by durhamnature on Monday, 23 July 2012
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Visited 24/07/12. The defensive slopes have older woodland, with some veteran trees, but the trees more recently planted over the interior of the site are surely not a good thing. Not a lot left to see, here, other than the atmosphere of the site, and great views over the city from the nearby open hilltop.
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Re: Maiden Castle (Durham) by coldrum on Monday, 05 December 2011
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From Pastscape:

"Maiden Castle occupies a fine defensive position on a promontory
about 30 m above the flood-plain of the River Wear, protected on all
sides except the west by steep natural slopes, now wooded. There is a
level approach to the promontory from the west, and here a bank and
outer ditch have been constructed thereby enclosing a wedge-shaped
area 145 m east-west by 50 m transveresly at the east end and 120 m
at the west (1.23 hectares). The whole of the interior has been
planted with mixed conifers and deciduous trees; deep ploughing
associated with this has cut across the west bank reducing it to an
outward facing scarp, up to 3 m high, with only minimal traces of a
counter scarp towards the south end. The ditch is 2 m maximum depth.
The position of the entrance is probably marked by a gap in the ditch
towards its north end; an alternative is at the extreme south end of
the west defences, but here the landscaped path has confused the
work.
The portrayal of the site by Authority 6 is accurate. The low banks
bordering the landscaped path circumventing the interior are
associated with the path."

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=24516
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Re: Maiden Castle (Durham) by coldrum on Saturday, 10 April 2010
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