Alton Castle
Staffordshire, England
Alton Castle is a castle in Staffordshire, England, first built in 1800. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Stydd Hall, 6.3 mi away.
Alton Castle at a glance
Built
1800
18th century
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Architect
Augustus Pugin
About Alton Castle
Alton Castle is a Gothic-revival castle, on a hill above the Churnet Valley, in the village of Alton, Staffordshire, England. The site has been fortified in wood since Saxon times, with a stone castle dating from the 12th century.
From the Wikipedia article on Alton Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alton Castle sits at 52.9795, -1.8927 in Staffordshire. The closest other castles are Stydd Hall (6.3 mi), Caverswall Castle (7.6 mi) and Chartley Castle (9.5 mi). Staffordshire has 11 castles in all.
