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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: | 08/02/2010 08:35:48 |
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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: | 3102 Pickering; Ryedale; NYMNP |
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Monument Type(s):
- RINGWORK (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- MOTTE (Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1299 AD?)
- SIEGEWORK (Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1299 AD?)
Other References/Statuses
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
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. 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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