What is recorded here

The National Heritage List for England records Rothwell Castle 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.

Rothwell Castle was built in the 12th century by the de Lucy family, a prominent Norman noble lineage. It is important as a well-preserved example of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle and as a historical site linked to the early military and administrative structures in post-Conquest England.

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