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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Causewayed Enclosure
Nearest Town: Dorchester
Map Ref: SY66938848
Latitude: 50.695019N  Longitude: 2.469575W
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
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5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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
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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
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Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure submitted by SolarMegalith : Bank of the original hillfort (before 450 BC extension) is consistent with course of the Neolithic causewayed enclosure (photo taken on October 2011).. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Causewayed Enclosure in Dorset

One of the largest causewayed enclosures in England is located in eastern part of Maiden Castle Iron Age hillfort. Its earthworks are buried under embankments of the hillfort, the bank of the early hillfort crossing its middle is consistent with course of the Neolithic enclosure. The causewayed enclosure covered approximately 8 ha.

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Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure submitted by Bladup : Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure submitted by Bladup

Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure
Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure submitted by SolarMegalith : This is a bank of original hillfort, which currently crosses it's middle (the hillfort has been extended about 450 BC). This bank covers remains of the causewayed enclosure (photo taken on October 2011).

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 22m NNW 333° Maiden Castle Bank Barrow* Long Barrow (SY66928850)
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Re: Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure by coldrum on Monday, 05 December 2011
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From Pastscape:

"The Early Neolithic causewayed enclosure at Maiden Castle occupies only the eastern part of the hill, and has an approximate area of 8 hectares, making it one of the larger examples in England. It is overlain by a large Iron Age hillfort which has restricted investigation of the Neolithic remains. The west side of the Neolithic enclosure is overlain by the long mound, a 500 metre-long earthwork. Wheeler identified that the earliest phase of the hillfort followed the line of two concentric circuits of causewayed ditch. The inner ditch contained several episodes of filling and substantial numbers of artefacts. In 1985-6 surveys of the hill and its environs raised the possibility that a north-east to south-west earthwork running into the west hillfort entrance may originally have been a freestanding cross-ridge dyke. A third, outermost Neolithic ditch may also exist 30 metres outside the known outer ditch. A further `Neolithic mound' of unknown extent may lie yet farther east. Early Neolithic pits around the eastern hillfort entrance and the east end of the long mound, were shown to extend south-west of the hillfort. The manufacture of flint axeheads and other large core tools on the site was confirmed. The assemblages from nearby sites strongly suggest that axehead-making was focused at Maiden Castle. Recent research has concluded that the enclosure at Maiden Castle began to be built probably in the 3550s or 3540s cal BC. It is possible that the two circuits were dug in the same year, almost certainly within a single generation. The enclosure ditches filled up quickly, both ditches were filled probably by 3550-3530 cal BC. The use of the enclosure was remarkably short, lasting no more than a single generation. Indeed the outer ditch may have been infilled possibly in less than a year. It is probable that the outer ditch of the causewayed enclosure had been dug and had filled up by the time the long mound was constructed."

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