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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Maiden Castle like this:
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.
Maiden Castle is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Maiden Castle itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maiden Castle in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25861
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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