Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Maburgh 1671 Fleming

• Mayburg(h) 1750 Pococke 1823 M

• Maybrough 1787 ClarkeM

• Maybrough Cast. 1777 M

Etymology

Mayburgh, Maburgh 1671 Fleming 30, Mayburg (h )1750 Pococke, 1823 M, Maybrough 1787 ClarkeM, (Maybrough Cast .) 1777 M. An ancient circular amphitheatre 450 yards west of King Arthur's Round Table (prec.); an account of the site is given in CW xii, 146 ff, and its function in relation to Round Table in RCHM xxxi, 253. The name is of English origin and, like Mawbray (Cu 296), the name of a Roman fort, means 'the maidens' fort', v. mǣge , burh . On this type of name cf. Maiden Castle (ii, 71supra ).