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Wakefield Castle Lowe Hill or Lawe Hill was a castle built in the 12th century on a hill on the north side of the River Calder near Wakefield. Its name derives from the Anglo Saxon hlaew meaning a mound or cairn possibly a burial mound or barrow. The mound situated a quarter mile from the river was separated from the town by flat swampy land and was seen as a good site for a fortification.
