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| Name: | Catterick Motte and Bailey Castle |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY13085 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | 28/04/2008 13:33:06 |
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Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Catterick Conservation Area
| Grid Reference: | SE 24 97 |
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| Parish: | 1015 Catterick; Richmondshire |
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Monument Type(s):
Other References/Statuses
Full description
POSSIBLE ADULTERINE CASTLE OF MOTTE AND BAILEY TYPE. POSSIBLY FOUNDED BY COUNT ALAN AND DISMANTLED IN 1154. SITE OF BAILEY OCCUPIED BY CHURCHYARD. MOTTE STILL SURVIVES. MACLAUGHLAN (1849) MENTIONS ANCIENT CAMP AROUND CHURCH. CAMDEN (1806) REFERS TO THE MOTTE AS A KEEP WITH TRACES OF OUTWORKS. Form: Earthwork (1 - 2)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. SE29NW8 |
| <2> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. SE29NW18 |
| <3> | SNY1613 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1913. CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING. I'ANSON W M. Photocopy. p 340 - 341 |
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