Halton Motte and Bailey Castle

Motte and bailey castle and the war memorial at Halton, in the Lune Valley near Lancaster, Lancashire.
The two grassy mounds that lie close to St Wilfrid's Church in Halton are the site of a wooden motte and bailey castle. This defensive Norman fortification would have been a great vantage point to guard the Lune Valley. The keep would have stood on the higher motte The lower and larger oblong bailey would have held a fenced courtyard containing living accommodation and possibly an area for livestock.