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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> |
'''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> |
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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" /> |
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" /> |
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