Peveril Castle
Derbyshire, England
Peveril Castle is a castle in Derbyshire, England, first built in the 11th century. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Bakewell Castle, 9.7 mi away. It is cared for by English Heritage.
Peveril Castle at a glance
Built
1080
11th century
Type
Castle
Cared for by
English Heritage
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About Peveril Castle
Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement (or caput) of the feudal barony of William Peverel, known as the Honour of Peverel, and was founded some time between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and its first recorded mention in the Domesday Survey of 1086, by Peverel, who held lands in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as a tenant-in-chief of the king.
From the Wikipedia article on Peveril Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peveril Castle sits at 53.3402, -1.7772 in Derbyshire. The closest other castles are Bakewell Castle (9.7 mi), Glossop Castle (11 mi) and Pilsbury Castle (12 mi). Derbyshire has 15 castles in all.
