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Maiden Castle is a univallate prehistoric defended enclosure in Cumberland. It is thought to have been an Iron Age farmstead and is located on a plateau on the south-east facing slopes of Soulby Fell. It includes a roughly circular enclosure defended by a rampart, ditch and counterscarp bank. The enclosure measures just over 200 feet in diameter. It is within the council area of Westmorland and Furness.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1008633.

Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Cumberland
Lat, Long: 54.611348,-2.8511671
Grid Reference: NY 4512 2435
Civil Parish: Matterdale CP
Council Area: Westmorland and Furness CA
Police Area: Cumbria PA

GBPN ID: 303124
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Maiden_Castle,_Cumberland_303124

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