© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Castlehaw Tower is a motte and bailey castle of Norman date located in Yorkshire, England. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork mound with defensive ditching characteristic of early medieval fortification design. The site was subsequently repurposed during the twentieth century as a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, reflecting its strategic elevated position. The dual use of the site across nearly nine centuries demonstrates the enduring defensive and observational value of this Yorkshire location.
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 →
Castlehaw Tower is a motte and bailey castle of Norman date located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007128.
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.
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).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post