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title: Maiden Castle, Dorset
author: Maj. George Allen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13554/maiden-castle-dorset/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Maiden Castle, Dorset
_Authored by Maj. George Allen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13554.jpg)
## Image Caption
An aerial view of the [Iron Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Iron_Age/) hilltop fort ([oppidum](https://www.worldhistory.org/oppidum/)) of Maiden Castle, Dorset, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). The site was occupied since the [Neolithic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) but its fortifications reached their zenith under the [Celts](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) from the mid-3rd century BCE. (Photograph taken in 1937 CE).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Allen, M. G. (2021, March 05). Maiden Castle, Dorset. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Allen, Maj. George. "Maiden Castle, Dorset." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 05, 2021. .
### MLA
Allen, Maj. George. "Maiden Castle, Dorset." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Mar 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_photograph_of_Maiden_Castle_from_the_west,_1937.jpg) by [**Maj. George Allen**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_photograph_of_Maiden_Castle_from_the_west,_1937.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.