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.

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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

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Gascoigne Arms is a pub, which is situated 550 feet east of Barwick-in-Elmet Castle.

The Black Swan

Pub

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The Black Swan is a pub, which is situated 690 feet east of Barwick-in-Elmet Castle.

The New Inn

Pub

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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

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Barwick-in-Elmet is a village in civil parish of Barwick in Elmet and Scholes, in the Leeds district, in West Yorkshire, England, 7 miles east of Leeds city centre.

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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Latitude

53.83226° or 53° 49′ 56″ north

Longitude

-1.39676° or 1° 23′ 48″ west

Elevation

269 feet (82 metres)

Open location code

9C5WRJJ3+W7

GeoNames ID

6287511

Wikidata ID

Q4865964

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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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