Photo of Bolsover Castle, a motte & bailey near Langwith - Whaley Thorns, Derbyshire, central England.

Bolsover Castle© Richard Croft / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castles & strongholds in DerbyshireDerbyshire, England

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Photo of Bolsover Castle, a motte & bailey near Langwith - Whaley Thorns, Derbyshire, central England.

Bolsover Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Langwith - Whaley Thorns

Flamboyant Jacobean mock-castle on a ridge.

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

Peveril Castle

Castle near Castleton

Norman keep perched above Castleton and Cave Dale.

Photo of Codnor Castle, a ruined castle near Eastwood, Derbyshire, central England.

Codnor Castle

Castle near Eastwood

A medieval castle in Derbyshire.

Photo of Duffield Castle, a castle in Derbyshire, central England.

Duffield Castle

Castle near Derby

A National Trust place in Derbyshire.

Bretby Castle

Castle near Repton

Bretby Castle fortified manor

Castle Gresley motte

Castle · Motte & bailey near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Castle Gresley motte and bailey castle

Castle Hill motte (Derbyshire)

Castle · Motte & bailey near Grindleford

Castle Hill motte and bailey castle

Castle Ring (Derbyshire)

Castle near Youlgreave

Castle Ring defended settlement

Castleton Town Defences

Castle near Castleton

Town defences 270m north and 350m north east of Peveril Castle

Horsley Castle

Castle near Derby

Horsley Castle tower keep castle

Melandra Castle

Castle near Marple

Melandra Castle Roman fort

Melbourne Castle

Castle near Melbourne

Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains

Pilsbury Castle

Castle · Motte & bailey near Longnor

Pilsbury Castle Hills motte and bailey castle

Pinxton Castle

Castle · Motte & bailey near Linby

Pinxton Castle motte and fortified manor with moated site and five fishponds

Tapton Castle

Castle · Motte & bailey near Chesterfield

Tapton Castle motte

Twelfth century tower keep castle

Castle · Motte & bailey near Derby

Twelfth century tower keep castle, including sites of an eleventh century motte and bailey castle, an Anglian cemetery and a Romano-British settlement

Bakewell Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Bakewell

Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill

Camp Green ringwork

Ringwork near Hathersage

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Derbyshire.

Hope Motte

Motte & bailey near Hope

The earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Derbyshire.

Motte south-west of Morley House Farm

Motte & bailey near Derby

The earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Derbyshire.

Ringwork in Castlehill Wood

Ringwork near Hayfield

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Derbyshire.