Location | Castleton |
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Region | Derbyshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°20′36″N 1°46′37″W / 53.34333°N 1.77694°W |
History | |
Periods | late Middle Ages |
Official name | Town defences 270m north and 350m north east of Peveril Castle |
Designated | 15 February 1999[1] |
Reference no. | 1018868 |
The Castleton town defences in Castleton, Derbyshire, consist of a ditch and bank constructed during the 1190s.[2] The ditch was part of Peveril Castle's medieval defence system.[3][4]
The town defences were classified as a scheduled monument on 15 February 1999.[5]