Alport Castles
The Alport Castles are a landslip feature in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. At over half a mile long, it is thought to be the largest landslide in the United Kingdom.Places of Interest
Highlights include Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog and Derwent Dam.
Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog
Memorial
Photo: Ken Bagnall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog is situated 2 miles southeast of Alport Castles.
Derwent Dam
Dam
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwent Dam is situated 2 miles southeast of Alport Castles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Stones and Snake Pass.
High Stones
Locality
High Stones, at 548 metres, is the highest point within the boundaries of both the City of Sheffield and South Yorkshire, England. High Stones lies on the Howden Moors towards in the northern Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the north-east and Howden Reservoir to the south-west. High Stones is situated 3½ miles northeast of Alport Castles.
Snake Pass
Locality
Photo: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snake Pass is a hill pass in the Derbyshire section of the Peak District, crossing the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower Reservoir at Ashopton. Snake Pass is situated 3½ miles west of Alport Castles.
Edale
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Edale is in Derbyshire. Edale is the name of the valley of the River Noe and the name used by most people for Grindsbrook Booth, the settlement where the only train station in the valley is located.
Alport Castles
- Type: Locality
- Description: landslip feature in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Categories: landslide and hill
- Location: Hope Woodlands, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.42033° or 53° 25′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.78701° or 1° 47′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C5WC6C7+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 3639803687OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q4735633
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