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

Waterfalls to visit near Castleton include Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

The area around Castleton features a number of interesting ruins including Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts.

Don't miss Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Castleton.

Hiking Areas to visit near Castleton include Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

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

Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are great places to visit near Castleton if you like rivers and streams.

There are a several good towns in the Castleton area like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

The area around Castleton boasts some of the best caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

There are a several good limestone pavements in the Castleton area like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Castleton is near some unmissable mountains like Ingleborough,

The area around Castleton boasts some of the best cities including York, and Ripon.

Castleton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill are great places to visit near Castleton if you like hills.

The area around Castleton boasts some of the best geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of castles near Castleton including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

The area close to Castleton boasts some of the best old mines including Grassington Lead Mines.

Brimham Rocks is one of Castleton's best, nearby country parks to visit in Castleton.

Castleton has some unmissable parks nearby like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is one of Castleton's best, nearby gardens to visit in Castleton.

The area around Castleton features a number of interesting ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Castleton History

There are some historic monuments around Castleton:

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