Heighley Castle

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Heighley Castle by Peter Styles as part of the Geograph project.

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Heighley Castle

Image: © Peter Styles Taken: 8 Sep 2006

The castle was built as a hilltop fortress by Henry de Audley in 1233. It was ordered to be demolished by Parliament in the 1640s to prevent it being used by the Royalists.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
53.017118
Longitude
-2.338332