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Name: | Easby Castle |
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NY SMR Number: | MNY24414 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Last edited: | Dec 6 2005 4:37PM |
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Grid Reference: | NZ 589 084 |
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Parish: | Easby [2040]; Hambleton; NYMNP |
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Monument Type(s):
- MOTTE (12th CENTURY to 16th Century - 1135 AD? to 1539 AD)
Other References/Statuses
Full description
Norman earthwork representing castle erected during the Stephen/Matilda civil war of 1135 - 1154. Horseshoe-shaped on top of Castle Hill. Excavated at some point but nothing of interest found whereby soil was carefully replaced. (1)
<1> Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, 1913, CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING, p 345 - 347 (Article). SNY1613.
Sources and further reading
<1> | SNY1613 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1913. CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING. I'ANSON W M. Photocopy. p 345 - 347. |
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