Alton Castle (Alton)
United Kingdom /
England /
Uttoxeter /
Alton /
Castle Hill Road
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Uttoxeter
World / United Kingdom / England
castle, retreat centre (spiritual), adventure/activity centre, scheduled ancient monument
Grade I Listed Building
Remains of a castle dated 1176, extensively destroyed by Cromwellian forces and rebuilt as a Gothic country house for the Earl of Shrewsbury
www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-275004-the-castle-a...
Remains of a castle dated 1176, extensively destroyed by Cromwellian forces and rebuilt as a Gothic country house for the Earl of Shrewsbury
www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-275004-the-castle-a...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Castle
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°58'46"N 1°53'34"W
- Stafford Castle 26 km
- Dudley Zoo & Castle 53 km
- Rowton Castle 76 km
- York city walls 122 km
- Kendal Castle 160 km
- Scarborough Castle 176 km
- Maiden Castle Sports Centre 200 km
- Hoddom Castle Caravan Park and Golf Course 249 km
- Traquair House 303 km
- Sundrum Castle & Estate 325 km
- Alton Towers 1 km
- Dimmingsdale 1.6 km
- Brookleys Lake 2.3 km
- The Star, Alton Caravan Park 3.3 km
- Moneystone Quarry Solar Field South 4.2 km
- Limestone Quarries 4.4 km
- Moneystone Quarry Solar Field North 4.5 km
- Rocester CP 4.6 km
- Checkley CP 5.6 km
- Staffordshire Moorlands 12 km