Scarlet Hill

Scarlet Hill is a peak in Town of Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Scarlet Hill is situated nearby to the locality A Quiet Place, as well as near Old Town Dump.

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Parish Church of Groton and Groton Town Hall.

First Parish Church of Groton

Place of worship

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The First Parish Church of Groton is a historic church building at 1 Powderhouse Road in Groton, Massachusetts. It was built in 1754-55 and restyled in 1839 for a congregation whose history dates to the founding of the community in the 17th century.

Groton Town Hall

Town hall

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Bancroft’s castle

Ruins

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Bancroft's castle was built by General William Bancroft in 1906 atop Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts. Since 2000, the "castle" and trails became part of Groton's protected open space and was opened to the public.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groton and Ayer.

Groton

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Groton is a town of about 10,500 people in Middlesex County, in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. Groton, like a lot of towns in New England, has a plethora of historic homes and structures to see.

Ayer

Village

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Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction.