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Castleton Town defences
53.3433° N, -1.7769° E
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The Castleton town defences in Castleton, Derbyshire, consist of a ditch and bank constructed during the 1190s. The ditch was part of Peveril Castle's medieval defence system. The town defences were classified as a scheduled monument on 15 February 1999.
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Scheduled monument designation
15 February 1999
Construction of town defences
1190s
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