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Castle Hill (Virginia) is an historic, privately owned, 600-acre (243 ha) plantation located at the foot of the Southwest Mountains in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Monticello and the city of Charlottesville, and is recognized by the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
Castle Hill is a neighborhood located in the southeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries are Waterbury Avenue and Westchester Avenue to the north, Westchester Creek to the east, the East River to the south, and White Plains Road to the west.
The first people to visit Castle Hill were probably hunters and gatherers of the Mesolithic age, camping amongst the forests which at that time covered the land. In the Neolithic and Bronze Age, there appears to have been widespread travel or trade along the river valleys connecting the Yorkshire Wolds, the Peak District and the Mersey and Ribble estuaries.
The drive up to Castle Hill Inn, which dates back to 1875, is just as enchanting as walking through the storied estate's front doors. For starters, it's far removed from the hustle and bustle of ...
In the past Castle Hill was serviced by the Rogans Hill railway line to Parramatta to take the rural area's produce to the city. However, it was closed in 1932, due to competition with buses, trucks and cars. Local landmarks include: Castle Hill House (circa 1844) on Old Northern Road, which has a local-government heritage listing; [11]
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Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage , between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island .
Castle Hill is a 114.6-hectare (283-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Brighton in East Sussex. [1] [2] It is a Special Area of Conservation [3] and Nature Conservation Review site. [4] The northern half is a national nature reserve [5] This is chalk grassland, which is a nationally uncommon habitat.