Watch Hill Castle
Watch Hill Castle is a medieval motte-and-bailey on the boundary of Bowdon and Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester, England. It is a scheduled monument. The castle is located north of the River Bollin and south of a deep ravine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: medieval castle in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bowden Watch”, “Bowden Watch Hill”, “Watch Hill motte and bailey castle, 450m south of Streethead Farm”, and “Yarwood Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Langham Grove Obelisk and St Luke’s.
Langham Grove Obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langham Grove Obelisk is situated 1 mile northwest of Watch Hill Castle.
St Luke’s
Church
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Luke’s is a church, which is situated 1 mile east of Watch Hill Castle.
Slaughterhouse
Building
Photo: Alan Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slaughterhouse is a building, which is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Watch Hill Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altrincham and Hale.
Altrincham
Photo: rich-image, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Altrincham is a town in Greater Manchester in the northwest of England. It was a small market town until the 18th century, then industrialised with the coming of the Bridgewater Canal and later the railway.
Hale
Suburb
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Altrincham is a town in Greater Manchester in the northwest of England. It was a small market town until the 18th century, then industrialised with the coming of the Bridgewater Canal and later the railway. Hale is situated 1½ miles east of Watch Hill Castle.
Partington
Town
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Partington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is sited ten miles south-west of Manchester city centre. Partington is situated 4 miles northwest of Watch Hill Castle.
Watch Hill Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Trafford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.37042° or 53° 22′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.38135° or 2° 22′ 53″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9C5V9JC9+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 6161076171OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Watch Hill Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bowden Watch Hill”
- German: “Watch Hill Castle”
- Swedish: “Bowden Watch Hill”
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