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Following the Battle of Hastings, Ilbert de Lacy was given the Honour of Pontefract by King William I and he subsequently built an early castle on the site. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> This early castle was likely a wooden structure (owing to the forest that would have covered Rothwell at this time and the affordability of wood compared to stone) built in the motte-and-bailey style. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> The man-made motte was likely directly opposite [[Holy Trinity Church]], but has since disappeared due to mining waste dumped there in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a ditch that ran between the Church and castle, which is now Wood Lane. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> In later periods, a bridge would have crossed the ditch so that the Church and the Manor could be accessed easily. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
Following the Battle of Hastings, Ilbert de Lacy was given the Honour of Pontefract by King William I and he subsequently built an early castle on the site. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> This early castle was likely a wooden structure (owing to the forest that would have covered Rothwell at this time and the affordability of wood compared to stone) built in the motte-and-bailey style. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> The man-made motte was likely directly opposite [[Holy Trinity Church]], but has since disappeared due to mining waste dumped there in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a ditch that ran between the Church and castle, which is now Wood Lane. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> In later periods, a bridge would have crossed the ditch so that the Church and the Manor could be accessed easily. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
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[[File:Castle Acre Priory.jpg|alt=An image of Castle Acre in Norfolk.|thumb|Castle Acre in Norfolk: what historians think the original Rothwell Castle may have looked like.|left]] In the early In the late 12th century, a stone building was built in the bailey, that likely formed part of a substantial fortified manor house. Local historians believe it may have looked similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Acre Castle Acre] in Norfolk. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
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==13th Century== |
==13th Century== |
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