England · 17th century
Bolsover Castle is in the town of Bolsover (grid reference SK471707), in the north-east of the English county of Derbyshire. Built in the early 17th century, the present castle lies on the earthworks and ruins of the 12th-century medieval castle; the first structure of the present castle was built between 1612 and 1617 by Sir Charles Cavendish. The site is now in the care of the English Heritage charity, as both a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Bolsover Castle ranks #1,267 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #84 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded 1612, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,979 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sheffield, 20 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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