Harbottle Castle
Northumberland, England
Harbottle Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Northumberland, England, first built in 1200. Today it stands as a ruin. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Cartington Castle, 6.6 mi away.
Harbottle Castle at a glance
Built
1200
12th century
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Castle ruin
Condition
Ruin
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About Harbottle Castle
Harbottle Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle, Northumberland, England, 9 miles (14 km) west-north-west of Rothbury overlooking the River Coquet. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.
From the Wikipedia article on Harbottle Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harbottle Castle sits at 55.3370, -2.1090 in Northumberland. The closest other castles are Cartington Castle (6.6 mi), Elsdon Castle (7.0 mi) and Elsdon Tower (7.1 mi). Northumberland has 56 castles in all.
