Hallaton Castle

Hallaton Castle earthworks, 2006

Hallaton Castle was situated to the west of the village of Hallaton, which lies some 20 km to the south-east of the city of Leicester (grid reference SP780967).

This was an interesting motte and bailey castle with an additional rectangular enclosure now surviving as an earthwork, 118 feet (36 m) high, and 630 feet (190 m) in circumference, on which stood the keep, occupying, with the outworks, about 2 acres (8,100 m²) of ground.

The earthworks only are present today.

References

Hallaton Castle
Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3

Coordinates: 52°33′45″N 0°51′03″W / 52.56255°N 0.85078°W / 52.56255; -0.85078

Castles in Leicestershire

Inhabited	Belvoir Castle

Ruined	Ashby de la Zouch Castle Kirby Muxloe Castle Leicester Castle

Earthworks	Gilmorton Motte Groby Castle Gumley Castle Hallaton Castle Hinckley Castle Ingarsby Monks Grave Kibworth Harcourt Castle Mountsorrel Castle Sapcote Castle Sauvey Castle Shackerstone Castle Shawell Castle Whitwick Castle

No visible remains	Bagworth Castle Donington Castle Earl Shilton Castle Garthorpe Motte Ravenstone Castle

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