Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Built in 1906 and ruined in 1932, Bancroft's castle is an impressive structure with a tower and overgrown stone walls. Public access is free and unrestricted, although it can be hard to find parking on nice days. There are also some good views of the area from the top of Gibbet Hill. Note that despite how it looks on the map, you cannot drive directly to the castle; park on the north side of Lowell Rd. near the stone pillars that mark the trailhead, and there is a short but steep trail up to the castle.
Bancroft's castle was built by General William Bancroft in 1906 atop Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts. Since 2000, the "castle" and trails became part of Groton's protected open space and was opened to the public.
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