Maiden Castle, Cheshire
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Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, one of many fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age, but one of only seven in the county of Cheshire in northern England.
Maiden Castle surmounting Bickerton Hill
View between Maiden Castle's ramparts at the south west end
Promontory crowned with earthworks, viewed from the south
Cheshire Plain
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The Cheshire Plain is a relatively flat expanse of lowland within the county of Cheshire in North West England but extending south into Shropshire. It extends from the Mersey Valley in the north to th
Maiden Castle, Cheshire
…m). The ground to the west and north of the hill fort is steeply sloping, making artificial defences unnecessary and providing a commanding view of the Cheshire Plain. To the east of Maiden Castle, the plateau continues for about 1 mile (2 km) and 0.5 miles (800 m) wide, where ramparts were constructed in lieu of…
Cheshire Plain from Mow Cop