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| Name: | CASTLE HILL, BROMPTON |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY5369 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | 31/12/2009 09:45:58 |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 35564: Castle Hill Fortified House
- Conservation Area: Brompton-by-Sawdon Conservation Area
| Grid Reference: | SE 945 821 |
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| Parish: | 4016 Brompton; Scarborough; NYMNP |
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Full description
FOUNDATIONS TWO RIGHT-ANGLED FRAGMENTS OF STONY BANK SURVIVE ON A SMALL NATURAL KNOLL WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A MOTTE. SUGGESTED BY THE O.S. AS PROBABLY REPRESENTING A FORTIFIED MANOR HOUSE. TRADITIONALLY THE SITE OF AN EARLY FORTIFICATION, SAID TO HAVE BEEN THE SEAT OF THE NORTHUMBRIAN KINGS. Form: Foundations (1)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. SE98SW006 |
| <2> | SNY1613 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1913. CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING. I'ANSON W M. Photocopy. p 332 |
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