We even past through Martinstown on the way back home.
#hardymonument #martinstown #maidencastle #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #biggestoneyet #alltheway #countryside #countrysidewalk #hills #fields #farmfields #valley #footpath #trees #stmartinschurch #church #view #bluesky #lovelyday
The 2nd part of today's walk to Hardy Monument and back.
#hardymonument #martinstown #maidencastle #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #biggestoneyet #alltheway #countryside #countrysidewalk #fromthetop #hills #fields #farmfields #lunchbreak #footpath #view #spectacular #bluesky #windy #cold #lovelyday
Maiden Castle, Dorchester, Dorset, UK
Read more about Britains largest Iron Age hill fort here
vanlife-diaries.com/maiden-castl...
#ironage #castle #hillfort #fort #history #historic #maidencastle #dron #thetouringeye #travel #traveladdicts #tourism #attractions
Plus, we still got some great views out of it, even if it was very windy and cold up at the top.
#maidencastle #hillfort #dorchester #dorset #walk #footpath #hills #fields #farmfields #trees #view #cloudy #overcast
Even if the weather wasn't the best, it was still nice to come back and walk around edge, which we did in reverse this time.
#maidencastle #hillfort #dorchester #dorset #walk #footpath #hills #fields #farmfields #trees #flooding #view #cloudy #overcast
A couple images from a morning walk around Maiden Castle on a very overcast day (but still better than the rain we've had lately).
#maidencastle #hillfort #dorchester #dorset #walk #footpath #hills #fields #farmfields #trees #view #flockofbirds #murmuration #kestrel #hovering #cloudy #overcast
Despite the overcast weather, it still a great walk to do.
#boxingday #bincombe #ridgeway #maidencastle #martinstown #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #southwinterborne #stream #footpath #view #hills #fields #farmfields #trees #bushes #sheep #cloudy #overcast
This one took us to the top of the nearby ridgeway once again, repeating a walk from back in October.
#boxingday #bincombe #ridgeway #maidencastle #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #footpath #view #hills #fields #farmfields #trees #bushes #cows #cow #cloudy #overcast
Excavation of skeletons at #MaidenCastle, a large Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, England. The photograph, taken in 1936 during excavations led by #SirMortimerWheeler, captures a "nest of skeletons" that were part of a mass burial.
#death #archaeology #burial
Dr Miles Russell Stands in front of a screen showing the title slide of his talk, Beyond the ‘Castle’
Maiden Castle - 40 years on programme of abstracts from the day
Great day out in Dorchester celebrating #maidencastle 40 years on -catching up with some friends and colleagues old and new!
This guy wasn’t bad @durotrigesdig.bsky.social
Great day listening to the papers and what a wonderful display @nancesw.bsky.social - congrats to the organisers!!
#maidencastle #dorsetarchaeology #prehistoricarchaeology
@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
This walk was 11 miles long by the time we got home.
#winterbornecame #ridgeway #weymouth #portland #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #view #hardymonument #maidencastle #fields #farmfields #footpath #southwestcoastpath #11miles #longwalk #bluesky #cloudy #overcast
A little further on, we stopped for lunch with views of the surrounding area.
#winterbornecame #ridgeway #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #view #a354 #weymouthreliefroad #railway #hardymonument #maidencastle #fields #lunchbreak #footpath #bluesky #cloudy #lovelyday
Eventually made it to the top of the ridgeway at Came Down Golf Club.
#winterbornecame #camedowngolfclub #ridgeway #weymouth #portland #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #view #a354 #weymouthreliefroad #railway #maidencastle #fields #farmfields #footpath #bluesky #cloudy #lovelyday
Off on another walk in the countryside today, this time heading west out of Dorchester.
#martinstown #maidencastle #hardymonument #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #farm #fields #farmfields #footpath #view #bluesky #cloudy #lovelyday
The weather certainly wasn't the best for this, but could you imagine walking up here in the searing heat that it was yesterday?
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #morning #walk #hillfort #footpath #fields #sheep #grazing #temple #hardymonument #cloudy #overcast #warm #humid
Highlights from a walk to Maiden Castle this morning, which took us past the Sunflower Trail and around the edge of the hillfort.
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #morning #walk #sunflowertrail #maidencastlefarm #hillfort #footpath #fields #farmfield #cloudy #overcast #warm #humid
Aerial view of Maiden Castle, very green
🌄 #MaidenCastle, #Dorset — One of Britain’s largest #hillforts. Home to the Durotriges during the #Roman invasion.
Finds: slingstones, weapons & human remains with battle wounds—evidence of fierce resistance.
This Thurs: talk by Niall Sharples on The Hillforts of #Wessex
➡️ zurl.co/Pgciw
#IronAge
Female Banded Agrion Damselfly seen on my walk into Durham with daughter Julie the other day. I was pleased to see it.
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#nature #lovenature #closeup #macro #MacroPhotography #ukpotd #Damselfly #maidencastle #durhamriverside #riverwear #durhamcity
New study debunks Roman massacre myth at Maiden Castle, Britain’s iconic ‘war cemetery’
More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/stud...
#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanbritain #romanempire #maidencastle
Sorry not sorry but #maidencastle is the superior hill fort - Dorset wins for the Celtic world end of story. (No, I’m just autistic) 😭😂
I highly recommend the new research published from Bournemouth university in regards to #maidencastle and #durotriges
Mortimer-Wheelers interpretation of the "Battle Cemetery" at Maiden Castle has been proven to be incorrect after a re-analysis of the skeletal material: www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2518005... #MaidenCastle #MortimerWheeler #Archaeology
Take a deep-dive into the demographic and skeletal analysis of this fascinating assemblage of violence-related injuries by reading the full article HERE:
👉🏻 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#IronAge #MaidenCastle #WarCemetery #Dorset #Britain #Bioarchaeology #ResearchArticle
What a beautiful day for a little walk in the countryside, located to the south of my hometown, Dorchester.
#dorchester #dorset #maidencastle #hill #rollinghills #walk #countrysidewalk #cows #farmland #view #fields #bluesky #lovelyday #beautifulday
The steep-sided ditches and western entryway to Maiden Castle - the largest Iron Age hillfort in Europe… Or the world?
#StandingStoneSunday
#hillfort #MaidenCastle
We also saw plenty of sheep while we were up here, including one that was all on it's own at one point.
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #hillfort #hometown #fields #views #hardymonument #sheep #lonesheep #lamb #bluesky #lovelyday
More from the top of Maiden Castle, including more beautiful views, the old roman temple & the place we had lunch at.
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #hillfort #hometown #fields #romantemple #roman #temple #lunchbreak #picnic #views #hardymonument #bluesky #lovelyday
The only slight downside was that it was very windy at the top, but that didn't change the fact that the views up here was stunning.
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #hillfort #fields #footpath #views #hometown #hardymonument #train #distanttrain #bluesky #lovelyday
