Castlesteads Ruins
Castlesteads may refer to one of the following: * Castlesteads, Greater Manchester, an Iron Age promontory fort * Castle Folds, a Romano-British fortified settlement *Camboglanna Camboglanna (with the modern name of Castlesteads) was a Roman fort. It was the twelfth fort on Hadrian's Wall counting from the east, between Banna (Birdoswald) to the east and Uxelodunum ( Stanwix) to the west. It was almost west of Birdoswa ...

Castlesteads, Greater Manchester
Castlesteads is an Iron Age promontory fort, situated on the east bank of the River Irwell on a natural promontory in Bury, Greater Manchester (). It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d .... Excavated pottery indicates the site was occupied between 200BC and 250AD. See also * Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester References {{coord, 53.612875, -2.306955, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury Scheduled monuments in Greater Manchester ...
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Castle Folds
Castle Folds or Castlesteads was a Romano-British walled settlement on Great Asby Scar – an area of limestone pavement in the parish of Asby, Cumbria, England. In medieval times, it was used as a shieling – a temporary summer shelter. It is now in ruins but is protected as a scheduled monument. Construction The settlement covered most of a small knoll on the limestone pavement of the scar. A walled enclosure surrounded most of the knoll and, on the western side, the eight-foot thick walls extended the steep escarpment of the knoll to form a significant obstacle. The area enclosed is about 1.25 acres. There were about a dozen stone huts built into the walls of the enclosure so that the central space was open. The wall was constructed from orthostats – standing stone slabs – which enclosed rubble. A parapet would have made the wall's height about thirteen feet in total – comparable with a standard Roman ''vallum''. The construction of the walls and huts is not R ...
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