Bakewell Castle

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Bakewell Castle was in the town of Bakewell, Derbyshire (grid reference SK221688).

It was a motte and bailey castle built in the 12th century. Now only the earthworks remain.[1][2]

Raised to the ground, as a consequence of the English Civil War.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Bakewell Castle. CastleUK. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
  2. ^ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 182. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3. 


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Coordinates: 53.21580° N 1.67051° W