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| Name: | Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY317 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | 15/12/2009 09:50:42 |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 20454: Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle
- Conservation Area: Thirsk and Sowerby Conservation Area
| Grid Reference: | SE 427 820 |
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| Parish: | 2152 Thirsk; Hambleton |
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Other References/Statuses
Full description
THIS WAS FOUNDED ABOUT 1130 AND DESTROYED IN 1176 AFTER THE MOWBRAY BIGOD REBELLION. LITTLE REMAINS OF THIS SHORT LIVED CASTLE SITE BEYOND A LENGTH OF SPREAD RAMPART AND A SLIGHT MOUND WHICH MAY BE THE SITE OF THE KEEP. MOST OF THE AREA HAS BEEN DISTURBED OR DESTROYED BY DEVELOPMENT/LANDSCAPING. Excavated by: FAA (1973) Form: Earthwork (11/1981)(1)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. SE48SW 2 |
| AP1 | SNY2406 - Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Ltd. 13/07/72. Aerial Photograph. |
| <2> | SNY1613 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1913. CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING. I'ANSON W M. Photocopy. p 390 - 393 |
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