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-'''Rothwell Castle''' was a timber castle or fortified manor house, which was built by Ilbert de Lacy in the 11th century. <ref name="castleuk.net"> Castleuk.net. n.d. ''Rothwell Castle Leeds West Yorkshire England English''. [online] Available at: <http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/104/rothwellcastle.htm> [Accessed 18 December 2020].</ref> The manor, given its close proximity to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_Castle Pontefract Castle], would have only been a satellite but would have been important as an administrative centre. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> The remains of the site are now a scheduled monument. <ref name="ENG Heritage Risk"> Historic England, 2021. ''Heritage at Risk Register 2021, North East & Yorkshire.'' London: Historic England.</ref>{{Building
+|short description='''Rothwell Castle''' was a timber castle or fortified manor house, which was built by Ilbert de Lacy in the 11th century. The manor, given its close proximity to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_Castle Pontefract Castle], would have only been a satellite but would have been important as an administrative centre. The remains of the site are now a scheduled monument.
+|long description=Some notable nobles stayed in or owned the castle, with both King John and King Edward II staying at the manor and [[John of Gaunt]] owning it. Over several centuries, it fell to ruin and was rebuilt or modified, until eventually the last building on the site was demolished in 1976.
-| name = Rothwell Castle
-| image = Leodis-ID-201861 176700.jpeg
+|image=Leodis-ID-201861 176700.jpeg
-| alt = A picture of the front of Rothwell Manor before being demolished.
+|alt=A picture of the front of Rothwell Manor before being demolished.
-| caption = Rothwell Manor (undated) before being demolished.
+|caption=Rothwell Manor (undated) before being demolished.
-| attribution = By kind permission of Leeds Libraries, [https://Leodis.net Leodis.net].
+|attribution=By kind permission of Leeds Libraries, [https://Leodis.net Leodis.net].
-| aka =
+|aka=Rothwell Manor
+|status=Demolished
-| category = Castle
+|building type=Manor house
-| heritage_cat = Scheduled Monument
+|heritage category=Scheduled Monument
-| times =
+|years built=11th century
-| telephone =
+|demolished=1976
-| website =
+|location=53.75002, -1.48205
-| open = 11th Century (timber castle/fortified manor house first built)
+|street=Woodlane/Church Street
-| closed = 1976 (last building on the site demolished)
+|town=Rothwell
-| purpose =
+|postcode=LS26 0QL
-| link =
+|nearby=Holy Trinity Church
-| location = 53.75002,-1.48205
+|map icon=Medieval Icon.svg
-| street = Woodlane/Church Street
+}}
-| postcode = LS26 0QL
+==History==
-| nearby = [[Holy Trinity Church]]
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-}}Some notable nobles stayed in or owned the castle, with both King John and King Edward II staying at the manor and [[John of Gaunt]] owning it. <ref name="geocaching">Guy, M., 2010. ''Rothwell Castle''. [online] Geocaching.com. Available at: <https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2CNP4_rothwell-castle?guid=81ce214b-4313-4c8a-b984-7543b1950684> [Accessed 18 December 2020].</ref> Over several centuries, it fell to ruin and was rebuilt or modified, until eventually the last building on the site was demolished in 1976. <ref name="geocaching" />
-== History ==
 === Anglo-Saxon Period ===
 It is likely that an Anglo-Saxon settlement existed on or near to the site of Rothwell Castle. In the Domesday Book of 1086, a wooden or stone hall is listed as having been in Rothwell (as well as Lofthouse, Carlton, Thorpe on the Hill and Middleton). The Anglo-Saxon Harold was Thane at Rothwell, but was essentially a tennant under the Norman Ilbert de Lacy. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book">Rothwell & District Historical Society (2006). ''The History of Rothwell Castle and Medieval Life.'' Leeds: RDHS Press</ref>
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 In 2021, the Coach House, on Park Lane in Rothwell, was renovated using the original timbers from the manor as after "several consultations, it was agreed that the ideal new home for the historical timbers would be at the reconstructed Coach House" <ref>Manning Station. ''Park Lane, Rothwell, LS26 0EP.'' [online]. Available at: <https://web.archive.org/web/20210325143350/https://manningstainton.co.uk/property-for-sale/rothwell/park-lane/rps_mns-NHO190394> [Accessed 25 March 2021] </ref> However, some local people dispute that such consultations happened. {{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
-As of 2021, the site of Rothwell Castle, which is a scheduled monument, is on the 'Heritage At Risk Register' produced by Historic England owing to its poor state and the lack of a solution to halt the site's "slow decay".<ref name="ENG Heritage Risk" />
+As of 2021, the site of Rothwell Castle, which is a scheduled monument, is on the 'Heritage At Risk Register' produced by Historic England owing to its poor state and the lack of a solution to halt the site's "slow decay".<ref name="ENG Heritage Risk"> Historic England, 2021. ''Heritage at Risk Register 2021, North East & Yorkshire.'' London: Historic England.</ref>
+==References==
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+==See Also==
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 *[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=154975441 Photos of the castle ruins from Geograph]
 *[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090507071205/http://www.lhi.org.uk/docs/YH00827_Rothwell_Leaflet.pdf Pamphlet on Rothwell Castle by Rothwell & District Historical Society]
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