Description

PARISH OF CASTLETON OFF MARKET PLACE
1.
5172
(south side)
SK 18 SW 6/36 Peveril Castle, Curtain Walls
and fragmentary foundations
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Castle. Late Cll, C12 and early C13. Rubble limestone and gritstone ashlar.
Roughly triangular site with the keep in the south west angle. North and west
curtain walls have some herringbone masonry. Remains of buildings including the
hall in the north west angle. Remains of further extensive domestic buildings
in the south east corner, probably including a chapel. The keep was built in 1176.
It is square in plan and retains some of its ashlar facing, mainly on the south
east and south west fronts. Each front has angle and central buttresses partly
extant. Narrow round headed windows to ground floor. Entrance is to the first
floor on the south east side. The upper floors have larger window openings.
Remains of spiral staircase in the north east angle. Scheduled Ancient Monument
in the guardianship of English Heritage.

Listing NGR: SK1493382606

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Peveril Castle at Wikipedia
• Peveril Castle official website
• Wikidata Q255574

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)