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Description: Maiden Castle An iron age enclosure possibly dating from 600 BC. It is banjo shaped with a narrow stone lined entrance corridor 110m long. This is best seen from aerial photographs. It is thought that initially it was a settlement of peoples attracted by the precious metals, lead and silver, abundant in the dale. Its strategic location as a defensive structure seems odd but not unusual with several other examples of hillforts built on a slope.
Title: Maiden Castle - geograph.org.uk - 892217
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Author: Mick Garratt
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Maiden Castle, North Yorkshire

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