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| Name: | SIGSTON CASTLE |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY502 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | 05/11/2009 11:03:47 |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 20533: Sigston Castle: an enclosure castle 400m N of Kirby Sigston church
| Grid Reference: | SE 416 951 |
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| Parish: | 2175 Winton, Stank & Hallikeld; Hambleton |
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Full description
A MOATED PLATFORM WITH A WELL PRESERVED DRY DITCH. IN THE CENTRE THERE IS A RECTANGULAR MOUND WHICH MAY DESPITE ITS SHAPE BE A MOTTE AND MAY HAVE SUPPORTED A TOWER OR KEEP ; ROBBED ON W SIDE Form: Earthwork (11/1972). A LICENCE TO CRENELLATE WAS GRANTED IN 1336. (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Sources and further reading
| --- | SNY2126 - Monograph: 1914. Victoria County History Yorkshire North Riding. 407 |
| --- | SNY1841 - Monograph: 1985. The Buildings oF England: Yorkshire The North Riding. Pevsner, N. p 212 |
| AP1 | SNY2445 - Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Ltd. 14/11/71. Aerial Photograph. |
| AP2 | SNY2446 - Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Ltd. 13/07/72. Aerial Photograph. |
| <3> | SNY1273 - Serial: The Royal Archaeological Institute. 1881. ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL. P339 |
| AP3 | SNY2447 - Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. 08/06/67. Aerial Photograph. |
| <4> | SNY2153 - Monograph: 1859. HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CITY OF YORK AND THE NORTH RIDING OF YORKSHIRE 2. WHELLAN T. CD Rom. P334 |
| <5> | SNY2 - Card Index: Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 1977 - 1980. Yorkshire Studies Card. SE49NW 4049 |
| <6> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. SE49NW9 |
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