What is recorded here

Peveril Castle is a rare eleventh-century stone tower keep above Cave Dale, built immediately after the Conquest when most such forts were still earth and timber. Its square keep guards the south-west gate, while a lost bridge crossed the gorge to an outer bailey where horses, cattle and people waited. The castle stopped being a home before it became a ruin, preserving a military shape rather than adapting into a grand domestic palace.

The National Heritage List for England records Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep 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.

Peveril Castle, located in Derbyshire, was originally built by the Normans in the 11th century and later held by the de Ferrers family. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval tower keep and for its strategic role in controlling the region during the Middle Ages.

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