Hangthwaite
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 (53°33′19″N 1°09′50″W / 53.5554°N 1.1639°W) 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.
A settlement was adjacent to the castle, which is now designated as a Deserted Medieval Village (DMV). The site is now a scheduled monument.
It is known locally as Castle Hills, with a school, just a few hundred yards away bearing the name Castle Hills Primary School.
References
- ^ Historic England. "Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street (1013654)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Adwick le Street :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Hangthwaite :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Radcliffe Moat
- ^ Hangthwaite Castle
- ^ Beresford, Maurice (1953). "The Lost Villages of Yorkshire, Part III". Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 38. Leeds: Yorkshire Archaeological Society: 239. ISSN 0084-4276.
- ^ Castle Hills Langthwaite. CastleUK.net
- ^ "Castle Hills Primary School, Doncaster". Castle Hills Primary School. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
53°33′15″N 1°10′09″W / 53.5541°N 1.1691°W
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