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Tickhill Castle today

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Tickhill Castle

Tickhill Castle is a medieval motte-and-bailey castle in Tickhill, South Yorkshire, notable as a stronghold in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Its stone keep and curtain wall were built in the late 1100s; much of the fortress was slighted in the 17th century and only the Norman gatehouse survives integrated into later buildings.

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Its prime

1192

Today

Partial ruin

As it stood in 1192

The shape it held in its prime.

A motte-and-bailey silhouette: a high earthen motte crowned by an eleven-sided or near-circular stone keep, surrounded by a continuous stone curtain wall enclosing the bailey. A prominent Norman gatehouse fronts the approach, reached by a short stone bridge across the entrance ditch. Within the bailey are compact ranges of stone buildings including a small chapel; masonry is weathered pale grey-brown local stone with crenellated parapets along the keep and curtain walls.

Step inside

8 places to explore in 1192.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Tickhill Castle — including 3 interiors: gatehouse passage (throughway), chapel interior, great hall / hall range. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach from the town to the gatehouseGatehouse exterior and curtain wallGatehouse passage (throughway)Summit of the motte with the eleven-sided keepInner bailey courtyardChapel interiorStone bridge and entrance ditchGreat hall / hall range

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