Hallaton Castle
Leicestershire, England
Hallaton Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Leicestershire, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Sauvey Castle, 5.3 mi away.
Hallaton Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Sauvey Castle
5.3 mi away
Castles in Leicestershire
9
England
About Hallaton Castle
Hallaton Castle was situated to the west of the village of Hallaton, which lies some 20 km to the south-east of the city of Leicester (grid reference SP780967). It seems likely that the castle formed the administrative centre of an estate owned by Geoffrey Alselin, which is described in the Domesday Book of 1086, pinpointing the construction of the castle happening before 1086 but after 1066.
From the Wikipedia article on Hallaton Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hallaton Castle sits at 52.5626, -0.8510 in Leicestershire. The closest other castles are Sauvey Castle (5.3 mi), Rockingham Castle (6.3 mi) and Oakham Castle (9.1 mi). Leicestershire has 9 castles in all.
