Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle

Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle is an archaeological site in Mirfield, Kirklees, England. Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle is situated nearby to the church St Aidan, Mirfield, as well as near the suburb Ravensthorpe.

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Mirfield, Kirklees, England, UK
Also known as: “Castle Hall Hill” and “Mirfield Castle Hall Hill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mirfield railway station and Dewsbury Bus Museum.

Mirfield railway station

Railway station

Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.

Mirfield railway station serves the town of Mirfield in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Huddersfield Line and is managed by Northern and also receives services by Grand Central and TransPennine Express. Mirfield railway station is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle.

Dewsbury Bus Museum

Museum

Photo: 24 Barnsley Road, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Dewsbury Bus Museum is a museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England. Opened to the public in September 1989, it is owned and operated by the West Riding Omnibus Museum Trust, a registered charity, and is run entirely by volunteer effort. Dewsbury Bus Museum is situated 3,600 feet east of Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle.

St Aidan, Mirfield

Church

Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Aidan, Mirfield is a church, which is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mirfield and Ravensthorpe.

Mirfield

Town

Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mirfield is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the A644 road between Brighouse and Dewsbury.

Ravensthorpe

Suburb

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravensthorpe is an area of Dewsbury, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ravensthorpe is on the western outskirts of Dewsbury and is part of the "Dewsbury West" ward in the district of Kirklees.