Castercliff
Castercliff is an Iron Age multivallate hillfort situated close to the towns of Nelson and Colne in Lancashire, Northern England.Photo: Kevin Rushton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Hillfort in Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castercliff Camp” and “Castercliff small multivallate hillfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colne railway station and Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School.
Colne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colne railway station serves the town of Colne, in Lancashire, England, which is situated close to Pendle Hill. The station, which is managed by Northern Trains, is the eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line. Colne railway station is situated 1 mile north of Castercliff.
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
School
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Colne in the English county of Lancashire. The school is named after the Roman Catholic Saints John Fisher and Thomas More. Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Castercliff.
Colne Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colne Town Hall is a municipal building in Albert Road, Colne, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Colne Town Council, is a grade II listed building. Colne Town Hall is situated 1 mile north of Castercliff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colne and Trawden.
Colne
Town
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles northeast of Nelson, 6 miles northeast of Burnley and 25 mi east of Preston.
Trawden
Village
Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trawden is a village in the Trawden Forest parish of Pendle, at the foot of Boulsworth Hill, in Lancashire, England. The village co-operatively owns and runs its library, shop, community centre and pub. Trawden is situated 1½ miles east of Castercliff.
Brierfield
Town
Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brierfield is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles north east of Burnley, 1 mile south west of Nelson, and 1 mile north east of Reedley. Brierfield is situated 2½ miles southwest of Castercliff.
Castercliff
- Categories: archaeological site, contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nelson, Pendle District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.84168° or 53° 50′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.17634° or 2° 10′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C5VRRRF+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 896780453OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5049859
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