Castleton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Castleton postcode: YO21 2EF

Retail in Castleton

There are great places to visit near Castleton including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

Waterfalls to visit near Castleton include Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts are some of Castleton best ruins to visit near Castleton.

Historic Monuments to visit near Castleton include Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray are some of Castleton best hiking areas to visit near Castleton.

Villages to visit near Castleton include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

There are a number of rivers and streams near Castleton including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

The area around Castleton features a number of interesting towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

There are a number of caves near Castleton including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

The area around Castleton boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Ingleborough is a great place to visit close to Castleton if you like mountains.

York, and Ripon are some of Castleton best cities to visit near Castleton.

There are a number of historic buildings near Castleton including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

The area around Castleton features a number of interesting hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

There are a number of geological features near Castleton including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

Castleton has some unmissable castles nearby like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

The area around Castleton's best old mines can be found at Grassington Lead Mines.

Brimham Rocks is one of Castleton's best, nearby country parks to visit in Castleton.

Castleton's best nearby parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a number of gardens near to Castleton including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Castleton area like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Castleton History

There are some historic monuments around Castleton:

• Castleton castle mound
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 750m north east of Toad Hole
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Hunter's Sty Bridge
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Hill End round cairn
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Shunner Howe round barrow
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• One of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 740m north east of Toad Hole
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Cammon Stone standing stone on Rudland Rigg 1030m NNE of Cockan Cross
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Southern pair of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 765m north east of Toad Hole
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Pike Howe round cairns
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Duck Bridge
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House