Barwick-in-Elmet Castle
Barwick-in-Elmet Castle was a fortification in the village of Barwick-in-Elmet, West Yorkshire, England to the east of Leeds. The site of the castle was originally an Iron Age hill fort, the remains of which can be seen even today, and coins dating from the first and second century BC have been discovered in the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: fortification in the village of Barwick-in-Elmet, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Barwick in Elmet large univallate hillfort and motte and bailey castle”, “Barwick-in-Elmet”, and “Hall Tower Hill, Wendel Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gascoigne Arms and The Black Swan.
Gascoigne Arms
Pub
Gascoigne Arms is a pub, which is situated 550 feet east of Barwick-in-Elmet Castle.
The Black Swan
Pub
The Black Swan is a pub, which is situated 690 feet east of Barwick-in-Elmet Castle.
The New Inn
Pub
The New Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Barwick-in-Elmet Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barwick-in-Elmet and Potterton.
Barwick-in-Elmet
Village
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barwick-in-Elmet is a village in West Yorkshire, 7 miles east of Leeds city centre. It is one of only three places in the area to be explicitly associated with the ancient Romano-British kingdom of Elmet, the others being Scholes-in-Elmet and Sherburn-in-Elmet.
Potterton
Hamlet
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Potterton is a hamlet 1 mile north of Barwick-in-Elmet in City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It falls within the Harewood ward of the Leeds Metropolitan Council.
Scholes
Village
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Scholes-in-Elmet is a village in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Its name is a plural of Old Norse skáli meaning "temporary shed". It is sometimes known as Scholes-in-Elmet to distinguish it from the villages of the same name in the Holme Valley and Cleckheaton, also by analogy with the neighbouring village of Barwick-in-Elmet and Sherburn in Elmet.
Barwick-in-Elmet Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, contour fort, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Barwick in Elmet and Scholes, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Barwick-in-Elmet Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barwick in Elmet”
- German: “Barwick-in-Elmet Castle”
- Swedish: “Barwick in Elmet Castle”
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