Laxton Castle
Nottinghamshire, England
Laxton Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Nottinghamshire, England. It is a part of a Scheduled Monument. The nearest other castle is Jordan's Castle, 2.6 mi away.
Laxton Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
part of a Scheduled Monument
Nearest castle
Jordan's Castle
2.6 mi away
Castles in Nottinghamshire
7
England
About Laxton Castle
Laxton Castle is a late 11th- or early 12th-century medieval castle located north of the village of Laxton in Nottinghamshire, England. According to an early 20th-century report by the British Archaeological Association, the site is notable not only as "the most striking specimen of a mount and court stronghold" in the area, but also for "the nearly perfect condition of its two courts", which made of it a valuable resource for study.
From the Wikipedia article on Laxton Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laxton Castle sits at 53.2009, -0.9236 in Nottinghamshire. The closest other castles are Jordan's Castle (2.6 mi), King John's Palace (7.5 mi) and Newark Castle (9.7 mi). Nottinghamshire has 7 castles in all.
