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Castle Steads, Yorkshire

Castle Steads is an Iron Age univallate hillfort near Gayles in Yorkshire, in the North Riding. It survives as a much mutilated stone walled fort with outer ditch and counterscarp bank. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1009320.

Primary Name(s): Castle Steads
Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.462228,-1.829893
Grid Reference: NZ 1112 0744
Civil Parish: Gayles CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID:  GBPN300729

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Steads,_Yorkshire_300729