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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Castleshaw
Visit Castleshaw places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Castleshaw places to visit. A unique way to experience Castleshaw’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Castleshaw as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Castleshaw is a hamlet in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester. It lies amid the Pennines, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of Uppermill, 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Marsden, and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) east-northeast of the Oldham. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is most notable for its Roman fort, the remains of an ancient castrum. When you visit Castleshaw, Walkfo brings Castleshaw places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Castleshaw Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Castleshaw
Visit Castleshaw – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 14 audio plaques & Castleshaw places for you to explore in the Castleshaw area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Castleshaw places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Castleshaw history
Roman fort used to be situated near to the head of the valley. A series of modern mounds and ditches have been laid out to mark the site. The area was once also home to a sanitorium, which is now used as a Youth Training Centre.
Why visit Castleshaw with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Castleshaw places with Walkfo Castleshaw to hear history at Castleshaw’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Castleshaw has 14 places to visit in our interactive Castleshaw map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Castleshaw, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Castleshaw places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Castleshaw & the surrounding areas.
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14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Castleshaw places to visit
Castleshaw has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Castleshaw’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Castleshaw’s information audio spots:
St Thomas’ Church, Friarmere
St Thomas’ Church, Friarmere, also known as Heights Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church on a hillside overlooking the village of Delph, Greater Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Castleshaw Roman Fort
Castleshaw Roman fort was a castellum in the Roman province of Britannia. The fort was constructed in c. AD 79, but fell out of use at some time during the 90s. It was replaced by a smaller fortlet around which a civilian settlement grew. It may have served as a logistical and administrative centre.
Visit Castleshaw plaques
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here Castleshaw has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Castleshaw plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Castleshaw using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Castleshaw plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.