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Castle Hill is a mediæval fortification in the Furness area of Lancashire. A scheduled monument, it is situated at the village of Pennington about two miles west of Ulverston. It was built and occupied from the late Anglo-Saxon period to the later 12th century. It includes the remains of a mediæval earthwork castle in the form of a ringwork, situated next to Pennington Beck with commanding views of the Pennington Beck valley. The ringwork enclosure is sub-rectangular and is protected by a semi-circular rampart, and a partial ditch on the north-east, east and south sides, with a steep natural slope on its north-west and south-west sides. The rampart covers an area of 150 by 130 feet. Castle Hill ringwork is representative of its period and is reasonably well-preserved as an earthwork. It is within the council area of Westmorland and Furness.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1007127.

Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 54.190122,-3.1390727
Grid Reference: SD257777
Police Area: Cumbria
Council Area: Westmorland and Furness
Civil Parish: Pennington CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 300670
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Hill,_Lancashire_300670

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