Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle
an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 B.C. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000-c1500 B.C.

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maiden castle noun
1. A common (though largely unexplained) name for a prehistoric earthwork
2. A castle that has never been captured
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Maiden Castle [Maiden Castle]
a very large ancient ↑fort on a hill near ↑Dorchester, ↑Dorset, England. It was first occupied in about 2000 BC and was attacked and captured by the Romans in AD 43. Today only the impressive earth banks around it remain.

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