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Name:Crayke Castle : a motte and bailey
NY SMR Number:MNY1823
Type of record:Monument
Last edited:05/03/2009 13:09:45

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument 12602: Crayke Castle: a motte and bailey and later stone castle of the bishops of Durham incorporating part of an Anglo-Saxon monastic cemetery
  • Conservation Area: Crayke Conservation Area
Grid Reference:SE 559 706
Parish:2034 Crayke; Hambleton

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Full description

THIS WAS ESTABLISHED EITHER BY RANULPH FLAMBARD OR BISHOP PUDSEY. I'ANSON NOTED THAT TRACES OF THEORIGINAL MOTTE & BAILEY CASTLE WERE VISIBLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Form: Site of, Earthwork (0)

Sources and further reading

<1>SNY1613 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1913. CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING. I'ANSON W M. Photocopy. p 343

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