Buckton Castle

Buckton Castle was a medieval enclosure castle near in , a town in , Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of , it was surrounded by a 2.8-metre-wide stone curtain wall and a ditch 10 metres wide and 6 metres deep.
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Photo: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: 12th-century castle in Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Buckeden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mossley railway station and Mossley Hollins High School.

Railway station
Photo: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
… is situated 1 mile west of Buckton Castle.

School
is a coeducational… is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Buckton Castle.

Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Buckton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrbrook and Heyheads.

Village
Photo: Nev1, Public domain.
is a village east of , in , England.

Hamlet
is the easternmost area of , in , Greater Manchester, England.

Town
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
is a town and civil parish in …

Buckton Castle

Latitude
53.51116° or 53° 30′ 40″ north
Longitude
-2.0178° or 2° 1′ 4″ west
Elevation
1,030 feet (314 metres)
Open location code
9C5VGX6J+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2891619609
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
6287452
Wiki­data ID
Q4983547
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tunisian Arabic—“Buckton Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة باكتون”
  • Cebuano: “Buckton Castle”
  • Chinese: “巴克頓堡”
  • Finnish: “Bucktonin linna”
  • French: “château de Buckton”
  • French: “Château de Buckton”
  • German: “Buckton Castle”
  • Marathi: “बकटन कॅसल”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Buckton”
  • Swedish: “Buckton Castle”
  • Tunisian Arabic: “قلعة باكتون”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Moorgate and Carrbrook Fold.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Micklehurst Cricket & Social Club and Carrbrook, Buckton Vale Road / opposite Long Row.

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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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