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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>
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After John de Rothwell died, the occupiers of the house are unknown but there is evidence that some buildings were used by tenants. The castle deteriorated and, at some point, the motte was abandoned while the bailey remained in use, however by the mid 15th century the stone built manor house was in need of repairs. In 1484, Roger Hopton was granted "pannage of pigs" in the park and, later, became tenant of the farm and manor. On the 27th August 1485, Hopton was was given a king's warrant to build another house on the site, which noted the manor was "in great ruyne and decay". The main manor house was constructed below the motte, incorporating the 14th century manor house or some of its buildings. It was built by in a half-timber style, which was popular at the time. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" />
==20th Century==
In 1977, Roger Hampton's manor house was demolished by Dr. J H Michelmore on behalf of the West Yorkshire County Archaeological Unit<ref name="Medieval Britain 1977">Webster, L and Cherry, J., 1977. ''Medieval Britain in 1977.'' Medieval Archaeology, 22. Available at: <https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-769-1/dissemination/pdf/vol22/22_142_188_med_britain.pdf> [Accessed 16 July 2022].</ref>, now known as the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service.
==21st Century==
In 2018, Leeds City Council had plans to re-erect the stored timber from the demolition of the manor building, along with that of other buildings demolished in the 1970s. <ref>Heritagegateway.org.uk. n.d. ''Rothwell Castle/Manor House''. [online] Available at: <https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=105&uid=MWY1458> [Accessed 16 July 2022].</ref> However 2021, the Coach House, on Park Lane in Rothwell, was renovated, with the original timbers from Rothwell Castle being used 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" />
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