Woodhead Castle

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Woodhead Castle is a castle in Rutland. The Albion Guide charts three castles in the county; this is one of them. The nearest railway station is Stamford, 6 km to the south-east. For more of the same, Castle Dyke moated site and Essendine Castle are close by.

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