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Rothwell Castle Ruins

Rothwell Castle Ruins is a castle or fortified manor house in Rothwell, West Yorkshire. It is a scheduled monument. There are 58 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Wakefield Cathedral (7.5 km).

Photo: Rothwell Castle Ruins, Mike Kirby (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

west of Rothwell

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Rothwell

Just outside Rothwell

Rothwell Castle Ruins is 100 m west of Rothwell. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Rothwell has 27 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

From June to September, Rothwell sees highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 7°49 mm

Jun19° / 10°66 mm

Jul21° / 12°60 mm

Aug21° / 12°66 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec8° / 2°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rothwell, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Rothwell. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rothwell’s full climate →

About

Rothwell Castle Ruins

Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.

Rothwell’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 100 m west of Rothwell

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Rothwell Castle Ruins and nearby

Numbered points are the places near Rothwell Castle Ruins, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Leeds tops the 8 for size, at 536,262 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 100 m east of it

Rothwell

20,964 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 700 m southwest of it

Carlton

751 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km southwest of it

Lofthouse and Robin Hood

4,187 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Leeds

536,262 people · 45 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Rothwell Castle Ruins is	People	Places to visit
Rothwell	100 m east of it	20,964	20
Carlton	700 m southwest of it	751	8
Lofthouse and Robin Hood	1.5 km southwest of it	4,187	9
Leeds	1.6 km northwest of it	536,262	45
Thorpe on the Hill	2.8 km southwest of it	1,232	6
Wakefield	3 km south of it	97,871	12
Bottom Boat	3.3 km southeast of it	1,191	9
East Ardsley	3.9 km southwest of it	15,238	10

Make a day of it

More near Rothwell Castle Ruins

Choose from 58 places within 15 km, such as 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and 2 art galleries.

CathedralWakefield Cathedral7.5 km away 2

CathedralLeeds Cathedral7.1 km away 3

CastleSandal Castle10 km away 4

MuseumRoyal Armouries5.7 km away 5

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery7.1 km away 6

MuseumTemple Newsam House4.1 km away 7

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)11 km away 8

Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield8.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Rothwell Castle Ruins: questions

Where is Rothwell Castle Ruins?

Rothwell Castle Ruins is 100 m west of Rothwell, West Yorkshire.

What is Rothwell Castle Ruins?

Castle or fortified manor house in Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Rothwell Castle Ruins?

June to September are the warmest months in Rothwell, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Rothwell Castle Ruins a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Rothwell Castle Ruins?

Within 15 km: Wakefield Cathedral (7.5 km), Leeds Cathedral (7.1 km), Sandal Castle (10 km) and Royal Armouries (5.7 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 (9)

Rothwell Castle Ruins: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Newsam House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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