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The Castle Fort

Open accesson open access land, where the right to roam applies

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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The Castle Fort is a hillfort in West Midlands. It is the only hillfort the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest other hillfort is Letocetum (Wall Roman Site), 4.9 km to the north-east. Shenstone Station is 4.7 km away to the east.

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More places to visit near The Castle Fort

Photo of Letocetum (Wall Roman Site), an ancient site near Alrewas, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Letocetum (Wall Roman Site)

Ancient site near Alrewas

Roman staging post with visible bathhouse remains.

4.9 km NE

Photo of Cannock Chase, a National Landscape in Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Cannock Chase

National Landscape near Milford

Heathland and forest, an accessible AONB.

7.4 km N

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

7.8 km SW · spans 14 counties

Photo of Lichfield Cathedral, a church in Staffordshire, central England.Iconic

Lichfield Cathedral

Church near Lichfield

The only medieval English cathedral with three spires, guarding the Lichfield Gospels, the carved Lichfield Angel and Flemish Herkenrode glass.

8.4 km NE

Photo of the Trent & Mersey Canal, a 93-mile canal running from Preston Brook to Shardlow, England.

Trent & Mersey Canal

Canal

Brindley's Grand Trunk of 1777 — Potteries bottle kilns, the Anderton Boat Lift and the long darkness of Harecastle Tunnel.

12.1 km NE · Staffordshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire

Photo of Marquis Drive Visitor Centre, a visitor attraction near Milford in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Marquis Drive Visitor Centre

Attraction near Milford

Cannock Chase hub with a café and a preserved Great War hut, the starting point for heathland walks and family trails across the Chase.

13.3 km NW