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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castle Hill (West Yorkshire) Alternative Name: Almondbury Hill FortCountry: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Hillfort
Map Ref: SE153141 Landranger Map Number: 110
Latitude: 53.623217N Longitude: 1.770153W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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banjonutty visited on 28th Apr 2007 - their rating: Amb: 3 Access: 5
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jan 1980 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5
Legend also tells of the Devil leaping from Netherton to Castle Hill and there are rumours of numerous tunnels leading out from the hill. When the Castle Hill pub was built in 1812, it is said that workmen found a stone staircase leading down into the hill. The pub is currently derelict while controversy rages over its rebuilding (see comments below).
Following the Norman Conquest, the De Lacy family built a motte and bailey castle on the hill and extensively re-dug the earthwork fortifications. There are no visible remains of the castle to be found now, but according to old texts, it's ruins were still visible in the 16th Century and an ancient well is still to be seen on the hill.
The hill has a tradition as a beacon hill and it formed part of the chain of beacons warning of the Spanish Armada. The current Victoria Tower was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Silver Jubilee.
Note: A new petition launched to trigger a Referendum to give Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Protection to Castle Hill near Huddersfield, more in the comments on our page
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