Halton Castle (Remains)

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Halton Castle (Lancashire) | North West England | Castles, Forts and Battles

Halton Castle, which is also known as Castle Hill, was a motte-and-bailey fortification built in the late twelfth century by Roger de Poitou. It was one of a number of fortifications raised along the Lune Valley to control movement and enable taxation of this once rich and fertile territory. The castle was attacked and destroyed by a Scottish raid in 1322 and was never rebuilt.