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Castleton Town Defences

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Castleton Town Defences is a castle in Derbyshire. The Albion Guide maps 14 castles in the county; this is one of them. It sits within the Peak District National Park.

The nearest other castle is Peveril Castle, 0.3 km to the south-west. For arrivals by rail, Hope (Derbyshire) Station is 3 km to the east.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Castleton Town Defences

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

You’re inside itNational Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

Photo of Peveril Castle, a ruined castle near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Peveril Castle

Castle near Castleton

Norman keep perched above Castleton and Cave Dale.

0.3 km SW

Photo of Peak Cavern, a cave near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Peak Cavern

Cave near Castleton

Long known as the Devil's Arse, it has the largest cave entrance in Britain and once sheltered a whole rope-makers' village.

0.4 km SW

Photo of Winnats Pass, a gorge near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Winnats Pass

Gorge near Castleton

Dramatic limestone cleft climbing out of Castleton between towering pinnacles, its name a worn form of 'wind gates'.

1.2 km W

Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

Pennine Way

National Trail

The first and toughest of them all — 268 miles along England's rocky spine from the Peak to the Cheviots.

4.1 km NW · spans 8 counties

Photo of Ladybower Reservoir, a reservoir near Hope in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Ladybower Reservoir

Reservoir near Hope

Dambusters crews trained over the dams and drowned villages of this Derwent Valley reservoir in the Peak District.

5.9 km NE