Rochdale Castle
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Map showing the location of Rochdale Castle within Greater Manchester.
Rochdale Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Rochdale, Greater Manchester (grid reference SD89121286).[1] It was built in the early post-Norman Conquest period.[2] The motte is 100 feet (30 m) at the base; the bailey is rectangular and lies to the south and measures 120 feet (37 m) by 100 feet (30 m).[1] The defences consisted of an earth rampart and ditch. The castle was abandoned in the early 13th century.[1]
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- ^ a b c Rochdale Castle. Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ Rochdale Castle. The Gatehouse - the comprehensive gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of England and Wales. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
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