Hangthwaite Castle

Vorlage:Orphan Hangthwaite Castle was an earthwork motte and bailey castle stood in the 11th century near Adwick-le-Street, a small town next to Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. In the 13th century, a fortified house called Radcliffe moat replaced Hangthwaite Castle as a local fortification . Nowadays, only the motte and the ditches remain.

Hangthwaite Castle

The castle is an 11th century motte and bailey castle witch was wooden this was one of the first in Doncaster and was built around 1068. The Medieval castle had the motte encased by a wide wet ditch which defends a bean-shaped eastern bailey and a small north-western mound, which is possibly a barbican. This is probably where they entered or exited the castle. the castle also has a very large motte.

The Land

Hangthwaite castle was given to Nigel Fossard by Robert count of Mortain. Robert also give Nigel 500 carucates in Yorkshire. In the North Riding he had over 200 carucates including 25 in Guisborough, 'Middleton' and Hutton Lowcross, which later formed a castlery centred on Lythe Castle near Whitby. In the East Riding he had about 200 carucates including 13 in each of Watton, Bainton, and Birdsall and 12 in Wharram-le-Street.

Location

The castle is located south-east of Adwick-le-Street, off the Great North Road Doncaster. Also in the same location is a radcliff moat this is a 13th century manor house where sir Robert De Evringham lived in the 13th century.

Nigel Fossard

Nigel Fossard was born in (1040) and died in (1120) aged 80.He married Osceria De Rotherham he also had one child with her called Robert Fossard.

He was one of the main tenants of the Count of Mortain not just in this area either. He may have become a tenant-in-chief when Robert of Mortain lost his lands in 1088. He was the Norman lord of Rotherham.