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Peveril Castle
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Location: Castleton
County: Derbyshire
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Details: CASTLETON

Call for details of opening times. Admission charged.

William I believed in keeping tight control over his newly conquered kingdom. He did this by creating a network of knights and dispatching them to the four corners of the land. One of his most trusted was William Peverel, founder of Peveril Castle.

The castle itself stands on a commanding crag in the Peaks and was known as the Castle of the Peak in medieval times. The area generally was a divide between the hostile north of the kingdom and the more peaceful south. But it was important economically as well as strategically, since the region was rich in valuable silver and lead mines which had to be closely guarded.

The forests of the area were much prized for their hunting and the castle continued to be used as a hunting base long after it had outlived its military use.

Although no more than a ruin today, Peveril Castle gives visitors an eerie idea of a Norman keep at its most imposing.

There are souvenir guides at the gift shop and there is parking nearby.



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