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| Name: | Ringwork and possible siege castle at Beacon Hill |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY3358 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | Sep 9 2019 9:37AM |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument () 32662: Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post
- Conservation Area: Pickering Conservation Area
| Grid Reference: | SE 792 844 |
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| Parish: | Pickering [3102]; Ryedale; NYMNP |
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Monument Type(s):
- RINGWORK (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- MOTTE (12th CENTURY to 13th CENTURY - 1101 AD? to 1300 AD?)
- SIEGEWORK (12th CENTURY to 13th CENTURY - 1101 AD? to 1300 AD?)
Other References/Statuses
- AMIE Reference / HOB UID: 60320 BEACON HILL
- National Monuments Record: SE78SE14
- Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 2323.03
Full description
THIS MOUND HAS TRACES OF AN ENCIRCLING DITCH WITH POSSIBLE TRACES OF A BREASTWORK. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF BUILDINGS ON ITS SUMMIT NOR OF A BAILEY. IT IS POSSIBLY A SEIGEWORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN REBELLION OF THE LATER 12TH CENTURY.
Form: Earthwork
<1> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE 78 SE 14 (Card Index). SNY1.
<2> English Heritage, 03/08/2000, Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post (Scheduled Monument Notification). SNY10351.
<3> Ministry of Works, 11/05/1962, Earthwork on Beacon Hill, Pickering (Correspondence). SNY10352.
<4> RCHME, 17/06/1992, List Of Sites in North Yorkshire dealt with by Newcastle Offices Of RCHME Letter (Correspondence). SNY15716.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE 78 SE 14. |
| <2> | SNY10351 - Scheduled Monument Notification: English Heritage. 03/08/2000. Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post. |
| <3> | SNY10352 - Correspondence: Ministry of Works. 11/05/1962. Earthwork on Beacon Hill, Pickering. Walker, F. |
| <4> | SNY15716 - Correspondence: RCHME. 17/06/1992. List Of Sites in North Yorkshire dealt with by Newcastle Offices Of RCHME Letter. Bload, K. Photocopy. |
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