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Hillfort ramparts were massive defensive walls of earth, stone, and timber built during the Iron Age. These tiered embankments, often topped with wooden palisades and deep outer ditches, served as both formidable fortifications and powerful symbols of tribal status.

Dominating the Dorset landscape, Maiden Castle is one of Europe’s largest and most complex Iron Age hillforts. Its massive, labyrinthine earthworks were engineered around 400 BC to protect a thriving community of hundreds. The site is famous for its "war cemetery," detailing a fierce struggle against the Roman Second Legion in 43 AD. Today, its sweeping ramparts remain a masterclass in ancient defensive architecture.

Long before the Iron Age hillfort, Maiden Castle (often referred to as Maiden Hill) hosted two significant Neolithic monuments dating to 3500 BC. These include a causewayed enclosure—a ritual gathering place with concentric ditches—and a massive bank barrow stretching 546 meters. These earthworks represent some of Britain’s earliest monumental architecture, marking the site as a sacred landscape for millennia.

Built atop the massive Iron Age earthworks of Maiden Castle, this small Romano-British temple dates to the 4th century AD. It reflects a late pagan revival, featuring a classic square-within-a-square design. Located in Dorset, its ruins offer a haunting blend of Roman architecture and ancient Celtic fortification.

It is very impressive to walk along the extensive ramparts and enjoy the view of the surrounding countryside.

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Largest Green Space in Poundbury newly created wildflower meadows and other habitats plus the Pavillion Cafe

A weird name considering it's just a small car park. but, it's free, and if you're smitten by free things, you'll be smitten by this corner. lol

Spectacular views! And a pat on the back for climbing.

Lovely café with indoor and outdoor seating. Creative and tasty menu, carefully prepared, good service and great coffee

At this location, you can see the remains of what was the perimeter of a complex constructed on this hill in the late 4th century A.D., about two hundred years after the hillfort was abandoned.

Easy cycling traffic free path on NCN route 2. Now smooth path surface.

This is now very easy going with a couple of gates. Surface is smooth path now.

Like most other hillforts the advice is to not mountain bike on the ramparts, but there are bridleways, paths and farm tracks to get you up here.

King Charles's New Town - rather unique

Excellent view of Maiden Castle from here. If not on a road bike, you can turn off and continue along the narrow bridelway/footpath to arrive at the Maiden Castle

The Hardy Monument is 22m high and was completed in 1844 to recognise the achievements of Sir Thomas Hardy, Flag Captain for lord Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar. It's now managed by the National Trust. Amazing views from here over Weymouth, Portland and along the coast as well as inland.

Friendly event. Huge range of abilities - from fast club runners to wheelchair users. Good community spirit pretty uplifting - lovely to see blind folk running although coming past me was downright cheek :-)

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/thegreatfield/

Amazing view over Weymouth, Portland & Abbotsbury as well as Hardy Monument

Lunchtime Jazz