Maiden Bower hillfort

This article is about the hillfort. For the barrow, see Maiden's Bower.
Maiden Bower
Maiden Bower hillfort is located in Bedfordshire
Maiden Bower hillfort
Shown within Bedfordshire
Locationnear Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Coordinates51°53′31″N 0°33′11″W / 51.89194°N 0.55306°W / 51.89194; -0.55306
OS grid referenceSP 997 225
Area4.9 hectares (12 acres)
History
PeriodsNeolithic
Iron Age
Romano-British
Site notes
Excavation dates1913
ArchaeologistsWorthington G. Smith
Designated13 December 1929
Reference no.1015593

Maiden Bower is an Iron Age hillfort near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. The site, which also has traces of a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, is a scheduled monument.[1]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Maiden Bower hillfort (1015593)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2021.