Talk:List of castles in Greater Manchester

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that Greater Manchester has nine castles (one pictured), of which five are Scheduled Ancient Monuments?

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Rochdale Castle[edit]

Isn't this the fortification that gave Castleton, Greater Manchester its name? I have no idea, but thought I ought to ask! -- Jza84 · (talk) 02:56, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've not got a reference for this, but it almost certainly is, it would be too much of a coincidence otherwise. Nev1 (talk) 23:32, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

First sentence[edit]

I find the first two sentences very confusing and had to read them a few times to work out the meaning. It presently reads: "There are nine castles in Greater Manchester, England. Of the various types of castle, those represented in Greater Manchester are motte-and-bailey, the most common type of castle in England after the Norman Conquest, a ringwork, essentially just a motte, and two fortified manor houses". I think it would be better if it read something like; "Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in the north-west of England. There are nine castles in the county representing five of the castle building styles found in the United Kingdom. The most common style of castle construction after the Norman conquest was motte-and-bailey and there are four examples of this type. There are also two fortified manor houses, one ringwork and one that is essentially just a motte. The remaining three are ?????" - I can't work out what the last three are, although presumably Manchester castle is of unknown construction. Richerman (talk) 22:02, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Nev1, that's much clearer now. Richerman (talk) 17:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Maps[edit]

As the current map is a bit static I thought I'd experiment with an interactive version. As it's a work in progress I'm putting a copy here. At the moment the labels are illegible, but the coordinates are correct.

30km
20miles

Watch Hill Castle

Ullerwood Castle

Stockport Castle

Rochdale Castle

Radcliffe Tower

Manchester Castle

Dunham Castle

Bury Castle

Buckton Castle

The location of castles in Greater Manchester

Richard Nevell (talk) 18:24, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]