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| Name: | Kirby Knowle Castle |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY282 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Last edited: | 29/12/2008 12:25:40 |
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Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 332563: KIRBY KNOWLE CASTLE
| Grid Reference: | SE 459 874 |
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| Parish: | 2084 Kirby Knowle; Hambleton; NYMNP |
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Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1270 AD? to 1568 AD?)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1653 AD? to 2050 AD)
Other References/Statuses
Full description
The Castle WAS BUILT IN THE LATTER PART OF THE 13TH CENTURY AND PROBABLY HAD FOUR CORNER TOWERS, OF WHICH ONE REMAINS. IT WAS BURNT IN 1568 AND REPAIRED IN 1653-4. THE HOUSE WAS THOROUGHLY RESTORED IN 1875. Form: Extant Structure (11/1972) (1 - 4)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY2111 - Monograph: 1923. Victoria County History North Riding. P45 |
| <2> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. SE48NE14 |
| <3> | SNY8832 - Report: 08/2003. An Historical and Archaeological study of Kirby Knowle Castle. Greenwood, C. 2004/10/20. |
| <4> | SNY10912 - Dataset: English Heritage. 2005. Listed Building System data in MIDAS .xml format. |
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