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Bolsover Castle

★★★★☆

bolsover castle

Attribution: By Lynne Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3994983

Location
Bolsover, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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Built
17th century

Bolsover Castle was built in the early 17th century, on the site of a medieval castle founded in the 12th century. The site is now in the care of English Heritage and is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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