A well used pathway exposing white chalk along the top of the Iron Age hill fort of Dorchester's Maiden Castle. DAVID MANSELL
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5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
20 September 2010Location:
Maiden Castle, Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.More information:
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A pathway used by walkers and visitors has exposed the white chalk line along the top of the Iron Age hillfort of Dorchester's Maiden Castle. English Hertiage manages the ancient monument of Maiden Castle, with it's giant earthworks and ramparts, walls made of earth some as high as 6 metres ( 20ft ) enclosing an area the size of 50 football pitches. Making it one of the largest Iron Age hillforts in Europe, where people lived and worked more than 2000 years ago. Maiden Castle is situated just 2 miles south of the market town of Dorchester where the Duchy of Cornwall owns and farms the agricultural land and has been able to develop Poundbury village. DAVID MANSELL