Castle Hill
Castle Hill is a motte-and-bailey castle. It is 2.2 km east of Legbourne. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Legbourne
Just outside Legbourne
Castle Hill is 2.2 km east of Legbourne. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Legbourne has 4 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Warm weather in Legbourne runs June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.
Castle Hill
Articles on it exist in 5 languages. Nearby, The Priory (7.3 km) heads a list of 14 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 2.2 km east of Legbourne
Where it sits
Castle Hill is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Castle Hill
The most populous of the 8 is Louth, at 17,415. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Legbourne
Manby
Withern
Saltfleetby St Peter
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Castle Hill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legbourne | 2.2 km west of it | 712 | 4 |
| Manby | 2.7 km north of it | 1,906 | 2 |
| Withern | 3.2 km east of it | 411 | 3 |
| Saltfleetby St Peter | 6.2 km northeast of it | 270 | 1 |
| Louth | 7.2 km northwest of it | 17,415 | 4 |
| Maltby le Marsh | 7.5 km east of it | 365 | 6 |
| Alvingham | 8.4 km north of it | 268 | 4 |
| Alford | 9.8 km southeast of it | 3,831 | 3 |
What else is near Castle Hill
Within 15 km are 14 places, among them 2 museums, 2 zoos and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryThe Priory7.3 km away2
MuseumLouth Museum7.7 km away3
MuseumAlford Manor House9.6 km away4Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustSandilands National Trust15 km away5CastleCastleToot Hill3.5 km away6ZooZooRushmoor Country Park6.5 km away7Theme parkTheme parkMablethorpe Funfair11 km away8ZooZooRadcliffe Donkey Sanctuary13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Castle Hill
Where is Castle Hill?
Castle Hill is 2.2 km east of Legbourne, Lincolnshire.
What is Castle Hill?
Motte-and-bailey castle in Reston, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Castle Hill?
June to September are the warmest months in Legbourne, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Castle Hill a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Castle Hill?
Within 15 km: The Priory (7.3 km), Louth Museum (7.7 km), Alford Manor House (9.6 km) and Sandilands National Trust (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Castle Hill: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Priory: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louth Museum: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alford Manor House: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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