Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1913 — PRINCE GETS OLD CASTLE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PRINCE GETS OLD CASTLE

As Duke of Cornwall, He Comes Into Possession of Famous Maidun Encampment. London.—6ne of the most Interesting relics of prehistoric times has just come into the possession of the Prince of Wales as Duke of Cornwall in the fehape of Maidun castle, the famous prehistoric encampment near Dorchester. The encampment was offered for sale by auction, and has been bought by the Duchy at the instigation of the king. It first came into the market in July last, when it was offered by auction in Dorchester. The bidding started at $5,000 and the property was withdrawn at $7,125. Maidun castle, according to Sydney Heath, the gteat authority on th»

South Devon and Dorset coast, is “a memorial that has remained in almost perfect condition to our own day, whereaß its only rivals in interest and importance, Stonehenge and Old Sarom, have but few fragments to show for their greatness. "* • ‘‘All our leading authorities now agree that this stupendous stronghold, earthwork or oppidum is not only of pre-Roman date, but that it was occupied and probably strengthened by the Durotriges, the race of Immigrant Belgae who wrested it from older Celts, who named it Mai Dun. It was certainly used by the Romans, who strengthened it with Purbeck stone, and for whom it provided something in the nature of a summer camp.”

Prince of Wales.