Castercliff Camp

Nearest town:
Colne (2km NE)
OS reference:
SD884384
OS sheet:
103
Latitude:
53° 50' 29.08 N
Longitude:
2° 10' 34.73 W
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Images

Image of Castercliff Camp (Hillfort) by nakers

Picture of the sunset march 19th 2022, from castercliff hillfort looking west towards Pendle Hill

Image credit: sunset near vernal equinox
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nakers Mar 23, 2022
Image of Castercliff Camp (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.

Image credit: Open Source Environment Agency LIDAR
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018
Image of Castercliff Camp (Hillfort) by treehugger-uk

Strange worked rock found in the roots of a tree at Castercliff, it has 2 holes the smaller one pierces right through to the other side of the stone the larger one is about 2” deep and the stone itself being 3” deep.

Image credit: treehugger-uk
treehugger-uk
treehugger-uk Sep 9, 2004
Image of Castercliff Camp (Hillfort) by treehugger-uk

not the best picture but this one does show you the sheer size of this monument

Image credit: treehugger-uk
treehugger-uk
treehugger-uk Oct 16, 2003

Articles

Castercliff Camp

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Saban-of-Stonehenge Aug 26, 2012

I visited Castercliff on a wet miserable day. Not recommended. Views are limited and it can be very muddy.

Generally I was disappointed with this place.

Difficult to find and it doesnt seem to resonate history and its very difficult to make much out. It doesnt command any great views.

Check it out if you are in the area but for me there are other places nearby that are much better.

Castercliff Camp

treehugger-uk
treehugger-uk Oct 16, 2003

On one of my many trawls around the moors behind Nelson looking for those elusive monuments (and there are quite a few round here) I chanced across this place – Wow what a suprise!

There’s banks and ditches everywhere which are quite confusing to work out where one starts and the other ends! On a warmer day I will come back here and map this thing out. So if you are in this area don’t miss this one out.

DIRECTIONS
From jctn 12 I drove through Nelson towards the town centre just follow the through traffic, ‘til you come to traffic lights where you can only turn left or right. Turn right and follow the road through, bearing right. Keep following the road, turning right again at a mini roundabout. Follow this road for quite a while ‘til you see a sign for the activity centre on your right (almost leaving Nelson). Take the right there and at the top of that road which turns into a country lane take a left signposted to the activity centre. Follow this road to the end and if you look left at the end of the road it’s right there. However if you turn right about a 100yards down on the left hand side of the road, there’s a huge gravel verge for you to park on

Topics

hill fort or not? 2
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nakers
Sep 2011
Whats this then? 10
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treehugger-uk
Jun 2006

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