n Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. It was surrounded by a 2.

8-metre-wide (9 ft)
stone curtain wall (excavation pictured) and a ditch 10 metres (33 ft) wide by 6
metres (20 ft) deep. It was probably built and demolished in the 12th century, but
may never have been completed, and survives only as buried remains, overgrown with
heather and peat. In the 16th century, the site may have been used as a beacon for
the Pilgrimage of Grace. During the 18th century, the ruins were of interest to
treasure hunters following rumours that gold and silver had been discovered at
Buckton. The site was used as an anti-aircraft decoy during the Second World War.
Between 1996 and 2010 the ruins were investigated by archaeologists and community
archaeology volunteers as part of the Tameside Archaeology Survey. The site has
been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1924. (Full article...) n
Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. It was surrounded by a 2.8-metre-wide (9 ft) stone
curtain wall (excavation pictured) and a ditch 10 metres (33 ft) wide by 6 metres
(20 ft) deep. It was probably built and demolished in the 12th century, but may
never have been completed, and survives only as buried remains, overgrown with
heather and peat. In the 16th century, the site may have been used as a beacon for
the Pilgrimage of Grace. During the 18th century, the ruins were of interest to
treasure hunters following rumours that gold and silver had been discovered at
Buckton. The site was used as an anti-aircraft decoy during the Second World War.
Between 1996 and 2010 the ruins were investigated by archaeologists and community
archaeology volunteers as part of the Tameside Archaeology Survey. The site has
been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1924. (Full article...) n
Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. It was surrounded by a 2.8-metre-wide (9 ft) stone
curtain wall (excavation pictured) and a ditch 10 metres (33 ft) wide by 6 metres
(20 ft) deep. It was probably built and demolished in the 12th century, but may
never have been completed, and survives only as buried remains, overgrown with
heather and peat. In the 16th century, the site may have been used as a beacon for
the Pilgrimage of Grace. During the 18th century, the ruins were of interest to
treasure hunters following rumours that gold and silver had been discovered at
Buckton. The site was used as an anti-aircraft decoy during the Second World War.
Between 1996 and 2010 the ruins were investigated by archaeologists and community
archaeology volunteers as part of the Tameside Archaeology Survey. The site has
been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1924. (Full article...) n
Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. It was surrounded by a 2.8-metre-wide (9 ft) stone
curtain wall (excavation pictured) and a ditch 10 metres (33 ft) wide by 6 metres
(20 ft) deep. It was probably built and demolished in the 12th century, but may
never have been completed, and survives only as buried remains, overgrown with
heather and peat. In the 16th century, the site may have been used as a beacon for
the Pilgrimage of Grace. During the 18th century, the ruins were of interest to
treasure hunters following rumours that gold and silver had been discovered at
Buckton. The site was used as an anti-aircraft decoy during the Second World War.
Between 1996 and 2010 the ruins were investigated by archaeologists and community
archaeology volunteers as part of the Tameside Archaeology Survey. The site has
been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1924. (Full article...)