Wakefield Castle
West Yorkshire, England
Wakefield Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in West Yorkshire, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Sandal Castle, 1.2 mi away.
Wakefield Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Sandal Castle
1.2 mi away
Castles in West Yorkshire
7
England
About Wakefield Castle
Wakefield Castle, Lowe Hill or Lawe Hill was a castle built in the 12th century on a hill on the north side of the River Calder near Wakefield, England. Its name derives from the Anglo Saxon hlaew meaning a mound or cairn, possibly a burial mound or barrow.
From the Wikipedia article on Wakefield Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wakefield Castle sits at 53.6729, -1.5068 in West Yorkshire. The closest other castles are Sandal Castle (1.2 mi), Pontefract Castle (8.5 mi) and Barwick-in-Elmet Castle (12 mi). West Yorkshire has 7 castles in all.
