Bancroft’s castle

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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Parish Church of Groton and Lawrence Academy.

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. First Parish Church of Groton is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Bancroft’s castle.

Lawrence Academy

School

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Lawrence Academy at Groton is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational college-preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1792 as Groton Academy and chartered in 1793 by Governor John Hancock, Lawrence is the tenth-oldest boarding school in the United States and the third-oldest in Massachusetts, following The Governor's Academy and Phillips Academy at Andover. Lawrence Academy is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Bancroft’s castle.

Groton Town Hall

Town hall

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Groton Town Hall is situated 3,200 feet west of Bancroft’s castle.

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. Ayer is situated 3½ miles southwest of Bancroft’s castle.

East Pepperell

Suburb

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East Pepperell is a village and census-designated place in the town of Pepperell in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,120 at the 2020 census. East Pepperell is situated 4 miles north of Bancroft’s castle.

Bancroft’s castle

Type: Ruins
Description: building in Gibbet Hill Groton, Massachusetts
Categories: fixed construction and historic site
Location: Town of Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.60848° or 42° 36′ 31″ north

Longitude

-71.55977° or 71° 33′ 35″ west

Open location code

87JCJC5R+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 154821112

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

Q4854145

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