Caudy's Castle

Photo of Caudy's Castle (Spring 2006)

Photo taken from atop Caudy's Castle (Spring 2007)

Caudy's Castle is a rock pinnacle of Ridgeley (Oriskany) sandstone that stands 1,070 feet (326 m) above sea level over the Cacapon River near the Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127) south of Forks of Cacapon in Hampshire County, West Virginia. The rock formation is named after James Caudy, an early Hampshire County pioneer and settler who fought off an attack by fifteen Native Americans from the rock during the French and Indian War.^[1] Caudy's Castle is also known as the Castle Rock. The pillar lies on the southern end of its namesake, Castle Mountain.

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The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

Regions	Lesser Eastern Panhandle Potomac Highlands

Counties	Berkeley Grant Hampshire Hardy Jefferson Mineral Morgan Pendleton

Communities	Bayard Berkeley Springs Bolivar Capon Bridge Carpendale Charles Town Elk Garden Franklin Harpers Ferry Hedgesville Keyser Martinsburg Moorefield Paw Paw Petersburg Piedmont Ridgeley Romney Shepherdstown Wardensville

Attractions and natural features	Appalachian National Scenic Trail Berkeley Springs State Park Cacapon Resort State Park Cacapon River Capon Springs & Farms Resort Champe Rocks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Fort Ashby Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches George Washington National Forest Germany Valley Hanging Rocks Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Ice Mountain Preserve Indian Mound Cemetery Jennings Randolph Lake Lost River Lost River State Park Monongahela National Forest Mount Storm Lake Northwestern Turnpike Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad Potomac River Potomac State College Seneca Caverns Seneca Rocks Shenandoah River Shepherdstown Historic District Shepherd University Sleepy Creek Lake Smoke Hole Caverns South Branch Potomac River Spruce Knob Summit Point Motorsports Park The Trough Trout Pond Tuscarora Trail Washington Heritage Trail