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Castle Hill & Victoria Tower Huddersfield
Castle Hill near Huddersfield, together with its Victoria
Tower is unquestionably the town’s most recognizable landmark. The castle
in question was the one built on the hill near Almondbury in the reign of King
Stephen (1135-1154) but demolished two centuries later. Construction work on
Victoria Tower, built to commemorate the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria,
was completed in 1899 (in the 62nd year of her reign). However, these facts
are not what makes Castle Hill so valuable.
The true importance of Castle Hill is found in the remains of its 2,500 year
old, Iron Age hill fort, itself probably built on even earlier settlements,
and it is this rather than the more conspicuous 19th century addition that lends
the site its status as Scheduled Ancient Monument as well as its true historic
value.
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