Horston Castle
Derbyshire, England
Horston Castle is a castle in Derbyshire, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Duffield Castle, 2.2 mi away.
Horston Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Duffield Castle
2.2 mi away
Castles in Derbyshire
15
England
About Horston Castle
Horston Castle (sometimes spelt Horeston and also known as Horsley Castle) is about 1 mile to the south of the village of Horsley, some 5 miles north of the English city of Derby (grid reference SK375432). The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument but, as of 2018, is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register as poor condition.
From the Wikipedia article on Horston Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horston Castle sits at 52.9849, -1.4417 in Derbyshire. The closest other castles are Duffield Castle (2.2 mi), Mackworth Castle (5.1 mi) and Codnor Castle (5.5 mi). Derbyshire has 15 castles in all.
