Fort · Castleton · Derbyshire

Castleton Town Defences

Castleton Town Defences is an architectural structure in Castleton, High Peak. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Around it, within 15 km, lie 20 more places, Peveril Castle (300 m) first on our list.

Photo: Castleton Town Defences, Douglal (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Castleton

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 27%

#2,271 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Fort in Castleton

Inside Castleton

Castleton Town Defences is inside Castleton’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Castleton has 17 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Castleton

July and August bring the warmest afternoons to Castleton, at 19°C.

Jan6° / 1°119 mm

Feb6° / 0°114 mm

Mar8° / 1°91 mm

Apr11° / 3°82 mm

May14° / 5°74 mm

Jun17° / 8°95 mm

Jul19° / 10°101 mm

Aug19° / 10°99 mm

Sep16° / 8°99 mm

Oct12° / 6°127 mm

Nov8° / 3°129 mm

Dec6° / 0°141 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Castleton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Castleton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Castleton’s full climate →

About

Castleton Town Defences

The site is looked after by the National Trust. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.

Castleton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Castleton

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Castleton Town Defences, mapped

Orange is Castleton Town Defences; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Castleton Town Defences

The largest of the 3 towns is Bradwell, with 1,368 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Castleton

544 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km east of it

Hope

849 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km southeast of it

Bradwell

1,368 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Castleton Town Defences is	People	Places to visit
Castleton	It’s in town	544	6
Hope	1.2 km east of it	849	6
Bradwell	1.2 km southeast of it	1,368	6

Make a day of it

Also near Castleton Town Defences

4 attractions, 2 museums and a castle are among the 20 within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle300 m away 2

AttractionDevil's Arse (Peak Cavern)400 m away 3

AttractionSpeedwell Cavern1.2 km away 4

AttractionTreak Cliff Cavern1.5 km away 5

MuseumBlue John Cavern1.9 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustEyam Hall9.1 km away 7

AttractionPoole's Cavern14 km away 8

MuseumEyam Museum8.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Castleton Town Defences

Where is Castleton Town Defences?

Castleton Town Defences is in Castleton, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Castleton Town Defences?

Architectural structure in Castleton, High Peak, England, UK.

Who runs Castleton Town Defences?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Castleton Town Defences?

July and August are the warmest months in Castleton, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Castleton Town Defences a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Castleton Town Defences?

Within 15 km: Peveril Castle (300 m), Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern) (400 m), Speedwell Cavern (1.2 km) and Treak Cliff Cavern (1.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Castleton Town Defences: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern): Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Speedwell Cavern: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Treak Cliff Cavern: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blue John Cavern: The original uploader was Espresso Addict at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Eyam Hall: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Poole's Cavern: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Eyam Museum: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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