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Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post

England
List entry 1007128
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007128
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.36 hectares
Grid reference
SD 66203 92299
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castlehaw Tower is a motte and bailey castle located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The site comprises a substantial mound with attached bailey, characteristic of early medieval defensive earthworks constructed across northern England during the 11th and 12th centuries. In the twentieth century, the mound was adapted for use as a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, reflecting its strategic elevated position. The monument remains an important example of Norman fortification strategy and the long continuity of use at defensible locations in the English landscape.

Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007128. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post?

Castlehaw Tower is a motte and bailey castle located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007128.

Who is responsible for protecting Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post?

Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post 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 1007128.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall (5.7 km), Middleton Hall, curtain wall with gatehouse (6 km), High Stockdale Bridge (6.5 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall
5.7 km
Middleton Hall, curtain wall with gatehouse
6 km
High Stockdale Bridge
6.5 km
Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage
7.5 km
Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens
9 km
Gawklands Romano-British farmstead 200m east of Yewtree
9.1 km
Low Borrowbridge Roman fort
10.2 km
Hodge Bridge
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post

Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

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