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MAIDEN CASTLE, an ancient fortification in Durhamshire; on a cliff 100 feet high above the river Wear, 2 miles E of Durham. It has an oblong form, about 500 feet in length; is single-ditched; has works which have been pronounced partly Roman and partly Saxon; is now partly covered with wood; and commands a fine view.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient fortification" (ADL Feature Type: "fortifications") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Maiden Castle |
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