Hangthwaite Castle, Doncaster

#28 among attractions in Doncaster

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Hangthwaite Castle was an earthwork motte and bailey castle founded by Nigel Fozzard. It stood in the 11th century and is situated just north of Scawthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Originally, the site was known as Langthwaite, though it changed over the years to Hangthwaite. In the 13th century, a fortified house called Radcliffe Moat replaced Hangthwaite Castle as a local fortification. Nowadays, only the motte and the ditches remain. Encased by the wide wet ditch, the motte defends a bean-shaped eastern bailey and a small north-western mound, which is possibly a barbican. ()

Coordinates: 53°33'19"N, 1°9'50"W

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Doncaster United Kingdom

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Hangthwaite Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Highfields Lake, The Second World War Experience Centre, Town Fields, Roman Ridge.

0.9 miW
Nature, Lake, Natural attraction
Highfields Lake, Doncaster
22 min walk • Highfields Lake is an ornamental lake in the Woodlands wildlife park at Highfields, north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is filled by the Pick Burn, which then flows on to join the River Don as Bentley Mill Stream.
0.9 miSW
Museum, Military museum
The Second World War Experience Centre
25 min walk • The Second World War Experience Centre, based in Otley, West Yorkshire, England, is a registered charity and museum/archive which was set up in 1998 to preserve personal memories of the Second World War before they are lost forever.
1.3 miSW
Park
Town Fields, Doncaster
34 min walk • Town Fields is a large area of public land in Intake, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It was historically used by Hall Cross School in Doncaster.
1.1 miSW
Archaeological site
Roman Ridge, Doncaster
28 min walk • Roman Ridge is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, containing the suburbs of Scawsby, Cusworth and the northern half of Scawthorpe.