Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Alport Castles are a landslip feature in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. At over half a mile long, it is thought to be the largest landslide in the United Kingdom. The name "castles" comes from the debris from the landslide, which has produced several protruding grit-stone mounds which tower over the valley and appear from the distance to look like castles. Viewed from a distance the largest of these, the "Tower", resembles a full-scale motte and bailey castle.The Alport Castles are situated on the Eastern side of the River Alport Valley, and is part of the National Trust's High Peak Estate; they lie north of the Snake Pass and north west of Ladybower Reservoir.. }
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- Alport_Castles abstract "The Alport Castles are a landslip feature in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. At over half a mile long, it is thought to be the largest landslide in the United Kingdom. The name "castles" comes from the debris from the landslide, which has produced several protruding grit-stone mounds which tower over the valley and appear from the distance to look like castles. Viewed from a distance the largest of these, the "Tower", resembles a full-scale motte and bailey castle.The Alport Castles are situated on the Eastern side of the River Alport Valley, and is part of the National Trust's High Peak Estate; they lie north of the Snake Pass and north west of Ladybower Reservoir.".