Sandal Castle

Sandal Castle is a ruined medieval castle in , a suburb of the city of in , England, overlooking the River Calder. It was the site of royal intrigue and the setting for a scene in one of William Shakespeare's plays.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: medieval castle in England
  • Also known as: “Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sandal and Agbrigg railway station and Pugneys Country Park.

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
serves the… is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Sandal Castle.

Park
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is a 250-acre park located on the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandal Magna and Agbrigg.

Suburb
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or Sandal is a suburb of …

Suburb
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of the city of , , England.

Village
, originally a separate village…

Sandal Castle

Latitude
53.65923° or 53° 39′ 33″ north
Longitude
-1.49123° or 1° 29′ 28″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9C5WMG55+MG
Geo­Names ID
6287311
Wiki­data ID
Q1760652
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Sandal Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة ساندال”
  • Cebuano: “Sandal Castle”
  • Chinese: “桑德爾城堡”
  • Danish: “Sandal Castle”
  • Dutch: “Sandal Castle”
  • Finnish: “Sandalin linna”
  • French: “château de Sandal”
  • French: “Château de Sandal”
  • German: “Sandal Castle”
  • Indonesian: “Puri Sandal”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Sandal”
  • Japanese: “サンダル城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandal Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Sandal Castle”
  • Polish: “Sandal Castle”
  • Russian: “Замок Сандал”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Sandal”
  • Swedish: “Sandal Castle”
  • Turkish: “Sandal Kalesi”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Portobello and Sandal Magna.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Campanile Wakefield and Best Western Hotel St Pierre.

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