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| Name: | Castle Hill moated site, 350m south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY10099 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | 04/07/2008 08:28:44 |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 30108: Castle Hill Moated Site, 350m S of St Peter and Paul's Church
| Grid Reference: | SE 676 260 |
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| Parish: | 8025 Drax; Selby |
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Monument Type(s):
- ADULTERINE CASTLE? (Medieval - 1139 AD? to 1154 AD?)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1300 AD? to 1399 AD?)
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 57913
- National Monuments Record: SE 62 NE 3
- Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 9369.04
Full description
A RAISED MOATED ENCLOSURE. MORE LIKELY TO BE 14THCENTURY & MANORIAL THAN A 12TH CASTLE. THE DITCHESARE BEST PRESERVED ON THE SOUTH SIDE. NOW OCCUPIED BY FARM BUILDINGS. IN 1278 THERE WAS A GARDEN ON THE SITE OF THE MANOR; IN 1405 IT WAS WORTH NOTHING DUE TO FLOODING. MOAT:TYPE A2(B). AN ADULTERINE CASTLE BUILT 1139-54 BY PHILIP DE COLVILLE. ORDERED DESTROYED BY STEPHEN IN 1154 UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TREATY WITH HENRY OF ANJOU. PHILIP REFUSED & STEPHEN CAPTURED AND DESTROYED IT. IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT THIS IS REALLY THE CASTLE SITE.(1)(2) A watching brief during the digging of foundation trenches in the north-eastern corner of the site revealed deposits that suggested the area had formerly been part of the moat. (3)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY2 - Card Index: Yorkshire Studies Card. 00002039 |
| <2> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. SE62NE003 |
| <3> | SNY9698 - Report: York Archaeological Trust. 2004. The Granary, Castle Hill Lane, Drax, N Yorks: Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief. Mason, I. 2004/12/03. |
| <4> | SNY11625 - Report: Matrix Archaeology. 10/2006. Castle Hill Farm, Drax,near Selby, North Yorkshire Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. 2006/10/30. |
| <5> | SNY11626 - Report: Met Surveys. 12/2006. Castle Hill Farm Drax Geophysical Survey. 2006/12/12. |
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