Castle Folds
Castle Folds or Castlesteads was a Romano-British walled settlement on Great Asby Scar – an area of limestone pavement in the parish of Asby, Cumbria, England.Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Romano-British walled settlement in Asby, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gamelands stone circle and Hollin Stump round cairn.
Gamelands stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gamelands stone circle is a stone circle at the foot of Knott Hill in Cumbria, England. The stones are mostly made of red granite and some were buried and blasted in 1862. Gamelands stone circle is situated 1 mile southwest of Castle Folds.
Hollin Stump round cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollin Stump round cairn is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles north of Castle Folds.
Beacon Monument
Memorial
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beacon Monument is a memorial, which is situated 1 mile west of Castle Folds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunbiggin and Raisbeck.
Sunbiggin
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sunbiggin is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Raisbeck
Hamlet
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet.
Gaisgill
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic borders of Westmorland. It lies in the upper Lune Valley, at the head of the Lune Gorge. Gaisgill is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Folds.
Castle Folds
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.47828° or 54° 28′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.54167° or 2° 32′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C6VFFH5+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 434338724OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17651077
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knott and tumulus.
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