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Natural Monuments

Derbyshire Dales

Hartington Middle Quarter

Pilsbury Castle Earthworks

Natural Monuments

Derbyshire Dales

Hartington Middle Quarter

Pilsbury Castle Earthworks

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Pilsbury Castle Earthworks

Recommended by 44 hikers out of 45

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Peak District National Park

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Location: Hartington Middle Quarter, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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1. Pilsbury loop from Hartington — Peak District National Park

13.5km

03:47

270m

270m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Hartington Pond – Pilsbury Castle Earthworks loop from Hartington

9.05km

02:35

210m

210m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Hartington Pond – Pilsbury Castle Earthworks loop from Hartington

15.7km

04:16

230m

230m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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October 24, 2021

Limestone craggy outcrop used strategically to create a rampart for an ancient settlement and motte and bailey castle.

June 26, 2022

Really cool, you can still make out the structures that once surrounded the castle.

March 30, 2024

Pilsbury Castle was a Norman Timber settlement, moat and Bailey Castle overlooking the River Dove.

The limestone craggy outcrop was strategically used to create a rampart for the ancient settlement

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Elevation 270 m

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Location: Hartington Middle Quarter, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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