Hod Hill
Iron Age hillforts stand out in the Dorset landscape and Maiden Castle near Dorchester is the largest in Britain. As a child it was merely pointed out as we neared Dorchester, and it took my breath away when I finally visited. But it was Hod Hill near Stourpaine that became a ‘must visit’ given my surname (said to derive from medieval makers or sellers of hoods). The hillfort’s name is …
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