Buckton Castle

#1124 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Buckton Castle was a medieval enclosure castle near Carrbrook in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England. It was surrounded by a 2.8-metre-wide stone curtain wall and a ditch 10 metres wide by 6 metres deep. Buckton is one of the earliest stone castles in North West England and only survives as buried remains overgrown with heather and peat. It was most likely built and demolished in the 12th century. The earliest surviving record of the site dates from 1360, by which time it was lying derelict. The few finds retrieved during archaeological investigations indicate that Buckton Castle may not have been completed. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°30'40"N, 2°1'4"W

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Buckton Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dovestone Reservoir, Walkerwood Reservoir, Stamford Park, Saddleworth Museum.

2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dovestone Reservoir, Peak District
56 min walk • Dovestone Reservoir lies at the convergence of the valleys of the Greenfield and Chew Brooks above the village of Greenfield, on Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester, England. The reservoir is on the western edge of the Peak District National Park.
1.6 miS
Lake
Walkerwood Reservoir, Tameside
42 min walk • Walkerwood Reservoir is a reservoir in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater Manchester, built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operated by United Utilities.
2.5 miSW
Park
Stamford Park, Stalybridge
65 min walk • Stamford Park is a park in Stalybridge, Tameside, Greater Manchester. The park was Grade II listed with Historic England in 1986.
2.5 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Art gallery
Saddleworth Museum, Oldham
64 min walk • Saddleworth Museum is an independent museum in Uppermill village, Saddleworth, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is a registered charity and was accredited by the MLA.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Hartshead Pike, Ashton-under-Lyne
47 min walk • Hartshead Pike is a hill in Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, and its name is associated with the monument on its summit. It overlooks Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley, Saddleworth, Lees and Oldham. On a clear day you can get views of Manchester, Cheshire and Snowdonia in Wales.
1.6 miS
Lake
Brushes Reservoir, Tameside
41 min walk • Brushes Reservoir is the second lowest reservoir of a series of four in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater Manchester. It was built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operated by United Utilities. The reservoir dam consists of a clay core within an earth embankment.
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wild Bank
57 min walk • Wild Bank is a hill in Stalybridge, just outside the Peak District National Park. Its western flank rises from the valley of the River Tame to a height of 399 metres.
1.1 miS
Mountain
Harridge Pike, Tameside
28 min walk • Harridge Pike is a hill situated within the boundaries of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester just outside the Peak District National Park. Its western flank rises from the valley of the River Tame to a height of 395 metres.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Arnfield Reservoir
78 min walk • Arnfield Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Chew Valley, Crowden-in-Longdendale
71 min walk • Chew Valley in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, England, follows the course of Chew Brook on the western slopes of Black Chew Head to where it joins the River Tame at Greenfield, east of Manchester.
1.9 miN
Canal
Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Huddersfield
48 min walk • The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is an inland waterway in northern England. It runs just under 20 miles from Lock 1E at the rear of the University of Huddersfield campus, near Aspley Basin in Huddersfield, to the junction with the Ashton Canal at Whitelands Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne.