What is recorded here
Castle Hills motte and bailey castle in Adwick le Street stands as a scheduled monument, marking the earth where human hands shaped a defensible landscape long before modern memory. The soil may still hold the weight of that forgotten building, waiting for rain or curiosity to reveal its edges.
The National Heritage List for England records Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built during the late 11th or early 12th century, likely by a Norman lord following the conquest of 1066, Castle Hills motte and bailey castle is important as a surviving example of early medieval military architecture in the region. Its scheduling as a monument highlights its historical and archaeological significance.
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