What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Orcop Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Orcop Castle is a medieval hill fort located in Cumbria, England, and is believed to have been built during the Iron Age, later occupied or modified during the Roman period. It is important as an example of ancient defensive structures in the region and is protected as a scheduled monument due to its historical and archaeological significance.
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Places near here
Orcop War MemorialListed building · 230 yd
Church of St John the BaptistListed building · 357 yd
Monument to Elizabeth and James Elliott (Orcop)Monument or public art · 366 yd
Cockshoot WoodWood · 1.4 mi
Old milepost on the A466, Old HendreMonument or public art · 1.5 mi
Bryngwyn HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Werndee WoodWood · 2.4 mi
Garway HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Violette Szabo MuseumMuseum · 2.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.7 mi
Skenfrith CastleCastle · 4.0 mi
Castell y GrysmwntCastle · 4.4 mi