Driffield Castle
Driffield Castle is located in the town of Driffield, approximately 12 miles north of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was a Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortress which was founded by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 feet (20 metres)
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as“Great Driffield Moat Hill”“Moot Hill”“Moot Hill motte and bailey castle, and site of a medieval moated manor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover All Saints’ Church, Driffield and Our Lady and St Edward’s Church, Driffield.
All Saints’ Church, Driffield
All Saints' Church is the parish church of Driffield…
1,100 feet southwest of Driffield Castle
Our Lady and St Edward’s Church, Driffield
Our Lady and St Edward's Church is a Catholic church…
1,500 feet southwest of Driffield Castle
Driffield railway station
Driffield railway station serves the town of Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
3,400 feet south of Driffield Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Driffield and Little Driffield.
Little Driffield
Little Driffield is a small village in the civil…
Driffield Castle
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Latitude
54.01041° or 54° 0′ 38″ north
Longitude
-0.43965° or 0° 26′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C6X2H66+54
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