Longton Brickcroft Local Nature Reserve was designated in September 1998 under Parks and Countryside Act 1949 and is located in the village of Longton, situated in the west of the borough of South Ribble and to the south west of the City of Preston. ...
A powerful thick-walled round keep of c. 1200, characteristic of the Welsh Borders, on a large earthen mound amid other castle remains. Set in the beautiful Olchon valley, with magnificent views of the Black Mountains. ...