Maiden Castle. Dorset

The largest and most famous pre-Roman fortress in Britain. The site is nearly 100 acres in size, with banks as high as 80 feet enclosing a hill-top site of some 45 acres. It was inhabited as early as the Bronze Age, but most of the visible ramparts were erected in the 1st century BC. In 43 AD the Romans besieged the "castle". The defenders huge store of some 40,000 sling stones proved useless against the Roman's leather shields, and the site fell to the invaders. A mass grave of defenders who died in the assault was found in 1937 near the eastern entrance. A site worth seeing.

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[renehuels]

@ps2gamer1000 ha same here it was my history report.

[caradoc68]

largest ???????????

[gretchenkristine]

Awesome! I was able to visit here while in the 9th grade and only walked around. The view and knowledge of the history was great and now being able to see the arial shots really shows the incredibleness and beauty of it all. I must say that I really envy the people of Great Britain and all of its culture and history!

[ps2gamer1000]

thanks for this... you helped with my homework :)