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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