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Maiden Hill, Penrith
Maiden Hill
locality:-  
civil parish:-   Penrith (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY52293321 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY5233
10Km square:-   NY53

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 50 9) 
placename:-  Maiden Hill
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

notes:-  
supposed site of 13th century castle

Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6

notes:-  
A tower is marked at NY52153320.

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