Glossop Castle (earthwork)
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fortification, motte-and-bailey castle, earthwork (archaeology)
Glossop Castle is a Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortress, founded by William Peverel. This old Celtic hilltop site, stands on a commanding ridge but sadly the earthworks have been damaged by quarrying. The position of the bailey has been lost.
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Coordinates: 53°27'22"N 1°57'33"W
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- York city walls 80 km
- Isurium Brigantum 81 km
- Roman Town 81 km
- Bury Walls Hillfort 82 km
- Wall Fort 85 km
- Dudley Zoo & Castle 105 km
- Roman Marching Camp 106 km
- Scorborough barrow cemetery 110 km
- Danes Dyke 141 km
- Bottoms Reservoir 1.6 km
- Arnfield Reservoir 2.4 km
- Valehouse Reservoir 2.4 km
- Hargate Hill Equestrian Centre 2.6 km
- Hollingworth 2.6 km
- Rhodeswood Reservoir 3.4 km
- Lower Swineshaw Reservoir 4.4 km
- Shaw Moor 4.4 km
- Wild Bank 4.6 km
- Walkerwood Reservoir 5.2 km