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| Maiden Castle earthwork, Matterdale | ||
| Maiden Castle | ||
| Caerthanoc | ||
| site name:- | Soulby Fell | |
| civil parish:- | Matterdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | earthwork | |
| coordinates:- | NY45132436 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4524 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY42 | |
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| evidence:- | probably descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourcePage 154:- "... There are also strong vestiges of a square fort on Soulby-fell, which communicates with this [roman fort, Dunmallard], and the camp at Whitbarrow ..." |
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