The Ross Castle (pictured left) appears be the ruins of a long since forgotten castle that has been recently renovated. But you would be wrong. There was never a castle built to guard Cleethorpes. The ruins you see today are the ruins they have always been.

This is a not a Castle Ruin but a fake that dates back to just 1863. It is positioned on the highest point of the cliffs, and was built because of the arrival of the railway in Cleethorpes. 

The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company were largely responsible for the development of Cleethorpes as a holiday destination. Because Cleethorpes was situated on a cliff and like most of the east coast suffered from coastal erosion, in 1883 the company built sea defences including a mile long promenade. Above which they built the ruin known as Ross Castle.

The ruins are built in a medevil style with stones of irregular shape and size being held together by cement. It really does give the impression of a tower from a castle from a distance.

The castle name was derived from the railway company's secretary Mr Edward Ross.

The Council has recently renovated the ruins so that it may again be enjoyed by the visitors of cleethorpes, and it was officially reopened to the public on June 5th 2008. Local schools entered a competition to design a flag for the castle

First Prize went to Emilia Holm Bailey (9)with her design "the crab" with the runners up Georgia Burnham (9) with the design "the seagull" and Joseph Yull (9) with his design "The Sandcastle". All three were presented with framed replicas of their designs, and the winning entery was raised on top of the castle.