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From all around the area, Castle Hill can easily be picked out, crowned with the Victoria Tower, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's silver jubilee. It can be reached by car and taxi, just beyond the suburb of Almondbury, and gives wonderful views in all directions, including that at the top of this article. Victoria Jubilee Tower is open to the public at weekends during the summer.
Castle Hill is a scheduled ancient monument in Almondbury overlooking Huddersfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. The hilltop has been settled for at least 4,000 years. The scheduled monument comprises the remains of a late-Bronze Age or early Iron Age univallate hillfort with a single raised bank, a later Iron Age multivallate hillfort, a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle, and the site of a deserted medieval village. The grade II listed Victoria Tower on the summit of Castle Hill is by far the most conspicuous landmark in Huddersfield. The hill has been a place of recreation for hundreds of years and the easily discernible remains of past occupation have made it a subject for legend, speculation and scientific study. It is located on UK Maps at grid reference SE152140.
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Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club was founded in 1909 and celebrated its centenary season with promotion to National League 3 North, the highest level it has achieved. It founded mini-rugby in England in 1969.
Wool magnate's mansion with a local history museum.
They play rugby league (13 a side) in Super League, Europe's top tier. The Giants are also known as "Fartown" to distinguish them from "Town" the soccer team. The women's team also play in their top tier. In 2022 the stadium hosted matches of the Rugby League World Cup Finals, postponed from 2021.
A row of weavers' cottages, from the "cottage industry" era with the looms on the upper floor and living quarters on the lower.