Maiden Castle (Bickerton)

Nearest town:
Whitchurch (13km SE)
OS reference:
SJ496529
OS sheet:
117
Latitude:
53° 4' 14.07 N
Longitude:
2° 45' 8.31 W
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Image of Maiden Castle (Bickerton) (Hillfort) by postman

The view south west as the winter sun goes down.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Dec 19, 2011

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Maiden Castle (Bickerton)

postman
postman Dec 19, 2011

Just a quick nip out to my nearest hill fort on a sunny winter Sunday afternoon.
A lesser known Maiden Castle on the Sandstone trail, it was cold and windy and with both dogs pulling me all over the show it was not a mellow visit. But it’s always a worthwhile visit when the fort is named after you, or you after it or both from the same Bee keeping tradition. (so i’m told)
A short time ago an experiment was performed, on the line of the Clwydian hill forts fires were set, to test intervisibility, they said the fires may have been visible from here at Maiden castle, and I can well beleive it, the view west into Wales is extensive to say the least.
The view North to Beeston crag and its Iron age fortifications is blocked by more sandstone crags, the information board proclaiming Maiden castle as an historic monument is either overgrown or gone.
Plenty of people up here , even at sundown in the winter, S’goood.

Maiden Castle (Bickerton)

postman
postman Jul 15, 2006

park in the obvious carpark ,up the path to the cliff edge keeping the cliff to your right go up hill .looking across Cheshire towards Wales this superbly sited hillfort is right on the cliffedge (,ain’t no one coming in that way ).the entrance ,and ditch and banks are still well defined ,though not the biggest of hillforts i’ll be back again and again,but then the patron saint of travellers is called Christopher and the fort is on Bickerton hill ,this is definately my place.

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