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, geological features, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, castles, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

The area around Castleton boasts some of the best waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts, and Old Limekiln at Blua Crags are great places to visit near Castleton if you like ruins.

Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near Castleton if you like historic monuments.

Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray are great places to visit near Castleton if you like hiking areas.

The area around Castleton features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

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.

Towns to visit near Castleton include 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, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, 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.

Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks are some of Castleton best geological features to visit near Castleton.

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.

Castleton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are some of Castleton best hills to visit near Castleton.

Don't miss Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle's castles if visiting the area around Castleton.

Places near Castleton feature a number of interesting country parks including Brimham Rocks.

There are a several good parks in the Castleton area like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Places near Castleton feature a number of interesting gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area around Castleton boasts some of the best ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Castleton History

There are some historic monuments around Castleton:

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