Sandal Castle
West Yorkshire, England
Sandal Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in West Yorkshire, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Wakefield Castle, 1.2 mi away.
Sandal Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade II* listed building
Nearest castle
Wakefield Castle
1.2 mi away
Castles in West Yorkshire
7
England
About Sandal Castle
Sandal Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Sandal Magna, a suburb of the city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, overlooking the River Calder. It was the site of royal intrigue and the setting for a scene in one of William Shakespeare's plays.
From the Wikipedia article on Sandal Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandal Castle sits at 53.6587, -1.4906 in West Yorkshire. The closest other castles are Wakefield Castle (1.2 mi), Pontefract Castle (8.1 mi) and Barwick-in-Elmet Castle (13 mi). West Yorkshire has 7 castles in all.
