Portal:Derbyshire/Selected article/9



Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a medieval building overlooking the village of Castleton. Its site provides views across the Hope Valley and Cave Dale. The castle is named after its founder, William Peveril, who held lands in Derbyshire on behalf of William I. It was built sometime between the Norman Conquest and its first recorded mention in the Domesday Survey. Nearby Castleton benefited from the presence of the castle, which acted as the administrative centre of an independent lordship called Peak.

The site today is cared for by English Heritage and situated in a national park. Peveril Castle is protected as a Scheduled Monument and a Grade I listed building. (More on Peveril Castle...)