Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle is a castle in Buckinghamshire. The Albion Guide maps three castles in the county; this is one of them. The nearest railway station is Leighton Buzzard, 3.7 km to the north-east. For more of the same, Bolebec Castle and Totternhoe Castle are close by.

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