View of the ramparts of the developed hillfort of Maiden Castle, Dorset, as they look today

How at the Castle of Corbin a Maiden Bare in the Sangreal and Foretold the Achievements of Galahad: illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1917

40, 000 sling stones were found at Maiden Castle, Dorset.

Vespasian marched from Noviomagus Reginorum ( Chichester ) to subdue the hostile Durotriges and Dumnonii tribes, captured twenty oppida ( towns, or more probably hill forts, including Hod Hill and Maiden Castle in Dorset ).

The excavations at Maiden Castle, Dorset, in October 1937 were led by Mortimer Wheeler.

During his career he performed many major excavations within Britain, including that of Roman Verulamium ( modern-day St Albans ), the late Iron Age hill-fort of Maiden Castle, Dorset and Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications in Yorkshire.

* The excavation of Maiden Castle, Dorset: second interim report ( 1936 ).

The name " Maiden Castle ", or Castellum Puellarum in Latin, was commonly used until at least the 16th century.

More simply, the term " Maiden Castle " may refer to a castle which has never been taken by force.

Whilst many have an entry charge, more than 250 properties are free to enter including Maiden Castle, Dorset and St Catherine's Oratory.

At this point, the road is joined by the Maiden Way coming from Epiacum ( Whitley Castle ) to the south.

Maiden Castle, Dorset | Maiden Castle in England is one of the largest hill forts in Europe.

The exception to this trend was the series of excavations undertaken by Mortimer Wheeler at Maiden Castle, Dorset in the 1930s.

Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort south west of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset.

The name Maiden Castle may be a modern construction meaning that the hill fort looks impregnable, or it could derive from the British Celtic mai-dun, meaning a " great hill.

Maiden Castle itself was built in about 600 BC ; the early phase was a simple and unremarkable site, similar to many other hill forts in Britain and covering.

After the Roman conquest of Britain in the 1st century AD, Maiden Castle appears to have been abandoned, although the Romans may have had a military presence on the site.

In the 1930s, archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler undertook the first archaeological excavations at Maiden Castle, raising its profile among the public.

Maiden Castle from the north

As well as burials, indicating the site at Maiden Castle was important for rituals related to death, pottery from the coast and areas to the east and west indicate it was used as a meeting place which attracted people over long distances.

Many barrows lie over graves and are monuments to the deceased, but as the barrow at Maiden Castle did not cover any burials, it has been suggested that it was a boundary marker, which would explain the limited human activity on the hilltop for the 500 years after the bank barrow's construction.

Robert Graves popularised the triad of " Maiden " ( or " Virgin "), " Mother " and " Crone ", and while this idea did not rest on sound scholarship, his poetic inspiration has gained a tenacious hold.

Close has also won Tony Awards in 1984 for The Real Thing, and in 1992 for Death and the Maiden.

Champ de Mars has four classic events a year such as: Duchess of York Cup, Barbé Cup, Maiden Cup and the Duke of York Cup.

The first movement of Schubert's Quartet in D minor, D. 810 (" Death and the Maiden "), for example, has three separate key and thematic areas, in D minor, F major, and A minor.

The library system has location in Conover, Newton, Claremont, Maiden, SW Hickory, St. Stephens, and Sherrills Ford.

Maiden Rock, from which legend has it the Dakota maiden called Winona leapt to her doom.

In film and television, Woburn Abbey has been used as a filming location for films and programs including The Iron Maiden ( 1962 ), The Flower of Gloster ( 1967 ) and Treasure Hunt ( 1986 ).

The song " Death and the Maiden " has also been covered by Steve Malkmus.

Little evidence has been discovered for houses in Maiden Castle during the sites reconstruction in the 5th century BC ; this is probably because the site has not been fully excavated and a quarry used to provide material for the rampart may have obliterated the evidence.

It has been suggested that Maiden Castle was occupied as a Roman military outpost or fort and the settlement discontinued, as there is no known fort in the area and it was not uncommon for hill forts in the southwest to have been occupied by Roman forces.

Although Dunium has long been thought to refer to Maiden Castle, Hod Hill and Hengistbury have been identified as two other possible sites for Dunium.

Schenker has been on the covers of many guitar magazines and has influenced many notable guitar players, including Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield ( Metallica ), Dave Mustaine ( Megadeth ), Adrian Smith ( Iron Maiden ), Randy Rhoads ( Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot ), Michael Amott ( Arch Enemy-Spiritual Beggars ), Chris Caffery ( Savatage ), Gus G ( Ozzy-Firewind ), Vinny Burns ( Dare, ex-Ten ), George Lynch ( Dokken-Lynch Mob ), Doug Aldrich ( Whitesnake-Dio ), Warren DeMartini ( Ratt ), Frank Hannon ( Tesla ), Slash ( Guns N ' Roses-Velvet Revolver ), Michael Wilton ( Queensrÿche ), Paul Gilbert ( Racer X-Mr. Big ), Roland Grapow ( Masterplan-ex-Helloween ), Aaron Aedy ( Paradise Lost ), Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson ( Testament ), Andy LaRocque ( King Diamond ), Gary Holt ( Exodus ), Erik Turner ( Warrant ), Arjen Lucassen ( Ayreon ), Andy DiGelsomina ( Lyraka ), Hans Ziller ( Bonfire ), Jim Matheos ( Fates Warning ), Michael Denner and Hank Shermann ( Mercyful Fate ), Tak Matsumoto ( B ' z-TMG ), Marty Friedman ( Megadeth-Cacophony ) among many others.

Iron Maiden has since then become one of the most commercially successful and influential heavy metal bands of all time.

After a subsequent tour, Iron Maiden started working on their next studio effort, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, which became their second release to top the UK charts, although it was also Dickinson's first album with the band which did not achieve platinum status in the U. S. Unlike Somewhere in Time, Dickinson was much more enthusiastic about this album due to its concept and has several song-writing credits.

Location of Maiden Rock ( town ), WisconsinAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44. 1 square miles ( 114. 1 km² ), of which, 40. 3 square miles ( 104. 5 km² ) of it is land and 3. 7 square miles ( 9. 7 km² ) of it ( 8. 47 %) is water.

The UK was one of the two main countries in the development of rock music, and has provided global acts including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Kinks, Yardbirds, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, ELO, The Hollies, Sting, Annie Lennox, George Michael, Genesis, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Police, UB40, Ozzy Osbourne, The Smiths, Joy Division, Foreigner, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, Cat Stevens, Judas Priest, Bonnie Tyler, Pet Shop Boys, Joe Cocker, T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Roxy Music, The Jam, Rainbow, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Eurythmics, Free, King Crimson, Moody Blues, The Troggs, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Cream, The Foundations, Herman's Hermits, Procol Harum, Yes, The Pretenders, Simple Minds, Marillion, Nazareth, The Sweet, Human League, Supertramp, Tears for Fears, New Order, Bad Company, Brian Johnson, The Stone Roses, Pulp, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Oasis and Blur.

Harris frequently writes lyrics about mythology, history or topics inspired from books and films, for which Iron Maiden has become notable in sharp contrast to most other rock bands where the themes are typically sex, drugs and rebellion.

Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers has commented that " Steve taught himself in a way that nobody can really copy it.

* Iron Maiden has a song named " 22 Acacia Avenue ".

Donington Park has a long history of holding rock festivals having played host to the Monsters of Rock festival from 1980 to the mid 90s, when groups such as AC / DC, Metallica and Iron Maiden performed there.