Mirfield Castle Hall Hill

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Merhall

In the civil parish of Mirfield.
In the historic county of Yorkshire West Riding (Modern Authority of Kirklees, 1974 county of West Yorkshire).

Medieval motte and bailey castle surviving as an earthwork. The castle was built between 1086 and 1159 by Svein son of Alric or by Adam, his son. it was known as the castle of Mirfield throughout the Middle Ages. The motte is a conical mound circa 10m high with a diameter of circa 20m, surrounded by a ditch circa 8m wide and 5m deep. The bailey is occupied by a church.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE21102044

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 51224

• Web site links
  • http://www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk/community/museums/museum.asp?HID=1
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p63
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p310 [slight]
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p522
    Illingworth, J.L., 1938 (republished 1970), Yorkshire's Ruined Castles (Wakefield) p129
    Armitage and Montgomerie, 1912, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Yorkshire Vol2 p21-2
    Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)