The Maiden Castle

The Maiden Castles are mysterious and historical buildings that lie dormant on top of the mountains and hills in every corner of this holy land. Most of these castles were built at the time when the system of ancient Iran was changing from matriarchy to patriarchy. This issue created a lot of hypothesis about the type of the use of these castles and the reason of naming them the maiden castle.This research was aimed at introducing the maiden castles all over Iran as well as in other countries and then studying the legends surrounding these castles.