Science Fair Project Encyclopedia Sandal Castle is a ruin near
the town of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and overlooks the River
Calder. It is near to the site where the Battle of Wakefield is
said to have taken place in 1460, which resulted in the death of
Richard, Duke of York. The Castle was first constructed by the
Normans, and its first occupants were the de Warrens. In 2003,
Sandal Castle was given a wooden walkway, to allow people to
walk to its summit without causing erosion. This was intended as
a measure to stop people permanently damaging the ruins.
However, there has been a strong outcry from those who feel that
the walkway has corrupted the historical environment provided by
the castle. There is a visitor centre about 100 metres from the
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