Maiden Castle
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Summary
Maiden Castle is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Maiden Castle is located in Winterborne St Martin[3].
- Maiden Castle is located in Dorset[4].
- Maiden Castle is located in Winterborne Monkton[5].
- Maiden Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
- Maiden Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
- Maiden Castle's instance of is recorded as contour fort[8].
- Maiden Castle is owned by English Heritage[9].
- Maiden Castle is operated by English Heritage[10].
- Maiden Castle's Commons category is recorded as Maiden Castle, Dorset[11].
- 600 BC marks the founding of Maiden Castle[12].
- Maiden Castle was dissolved in 100[13].
- Maiden Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SY66938848[14].
- Maiden Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.695, 'longitude': -2.4699999999999998}[15].
- Maiden Castle's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[16].
- Maiden Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/maiden-castle/[17].
- Maiden Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].
- Maiden Castle's different from is recorded as Maiden Castle[19].
- Maiden Castle sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+132'}[20].
- Maiden Castle covers an area of {'amount': '+6.4'}[21].
- Maiden Castle covers an area of {'amount': '+19'}[22].
- Maiden Castle's culture is recorded as Bronze Age[23].
- Maiden Castle's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Tessa Wheeler[24].
- Maiden Castle's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Mortimer Wheeler[25].
- Maiden Castle's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Molly Cotton[26].
- Maiden Castle's historic county is recorded as Dorset[27].
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Geography
Maiden Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Winterborne St Martin[3], a village[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Dorset[4], a ceremonial county of England[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and Winterborne Monkton[5], a village[32], in United Kingdom[33].
Physical Characteristics
Areas include {'amount': '+6.4'}[21] and {'amount': '+19'}[22]. Maiden Castle sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+132'}[20].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include archaeological site[7] and contour fort[8]. Maiden Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].
History and Context
600 BC marks the founding of Maiden Castle[12]. It is owned by English Heritage[9].
Why It Matters
Maiden Castle ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]