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==West Yorkshire== {{See also|Maps of castles in England by county: LβW#West Yorkshire|label 1=Map of castles in West Yorkshire}} Castles of which only earthworks or no traces remain include:<ref name="King"/> {{flatlist| *[[Castle Hill, Huddersfield|Almondbury Castle]] *[[Bardsey, West Yorkshire|Bardsey Castle]] *[[Barwick-in-Elmet Castle]] *[[Sowerby, West Yorkshire#History|Sowerby Castle]] *[[Wakefield Castle]] *[[Wetherby|Wetherby Castle]] }} {{Sticky header}} {|class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" width="100%" !width="12%"|Name !width="10%"|Type !width="8%" |Date !width="10%"|Condition !class="unsortable" width="94"|Image !width="10%"|Ownership / Access !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |[[Dobroyd Castle]] |Sham Castle |{{sort|1866|1866β9}} |Intact |[[File:Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden - geograph.org.uk - 94344.jpg|90px]] |Activity centre |By [[John Gibson (architect)|John Gibson]].<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=46125 "Dobroyd Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009130103/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=46125 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Harewood Castle]] |Tower house |{{sort|1301|14th century}} |Ruins |[[File:Harewood Castle.jpg|90px]] |Private |Shell of tower, substantially intact, within [[Harewood House]] estate.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=53091 "Harewood Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009014639/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=53091 |date=2012-10-09 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Pontefract Castle]] |Enclosure castle |{{sort|1101|12β13th century}} |Fragmentary remains |[[File:Pontefract Castle Keep1.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|HC|[[Image:CL icon.svg]]}}<br/>Local authority |Royal castle, withstood three sieges during English Civil War, afterwards dismantled.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=54370 "Pontefract Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310050100/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=54370 |date=2012-03-10 }} PSC.</ref> |- |[[Sandal Castle]] |Motte and bailey |{{sort|1101|12th century}} |Fragmentary remains |[[File:SandalCastleMotte.jpg|90px]] |{{sort|HC|[[Image:CL icon.svg]]}} |Well-preserved earthworks, excavated site with visitor centre.<ref>[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=52533 "Sandal Castle"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926020005/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=52533 |date=2012-09-26 }} PSC.</ref> |}
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