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Castle Hill is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle at Laughton en le Morthen, Yorkshire, in the West Riding. It consists of a motte about 10ft high, with a kidney-shaped inner bailey to the north-east, measuring about 165ft x 65ft. Laughton was the location of the hall of Earl Edwin of Mercia, brother-in-law to King Harold Godwinson. It is thought that the site of the Saxon hall underlies the Norman earthworks. It is within the council area of Rotherham.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1012199.
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.388077,-1.225392
Grid Reference: SK 5161 8819
Civil Parish: Laughton-en-le-Morthen CP
Council Area: Rotherham CA
Strategic Authority Area: South Yorkshire SA
Police Area: South Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 300678
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Hill,_Yorkshire_300678
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1012199.
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.388077,-1.225392
Grid Reference: SK 5161 8819
Civil Parish: Laughton-en-le-Morthen CP
Council Area: Rotherham CA
Strategic Authority Area: South Yorkshire SA
Police Area: South Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 300678
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Hill,_Yorkshire_300678
Peruse Yorkshire on Wikishire