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Castle Hills is a motte and bailey castle situated at Langthwaite, Adwick le Street in South Yorkshire. The monument comprises a substantial mound with associated bailey earthworks, representing the characteristic two-part defensive structure typical of Norman fortifications constructed in England during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site reflects the pattern of castle-building that followed the Norman Conquest, when such fortified strongholds were established to control and garrison newly conquered territories. The earthwork remains survive as a significant archaeological witness to medieval military architecture and territorial control in the Yorkshire region during the early Norman period.
Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013654. View the official record →
Castle Hills is a motte and bailey castle situated at Langthwaite, Adwick le Street in South Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013654.
Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013654.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat Hills moated site, Bentley (2.2 km), Medieval settlement 170m north east of Cusworth Hall (2.7 km), Cusworth Motte Castle (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.