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| Name: | Whitley Thorpe moated site, 600m NW of Fulham House |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY9837 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | Oct 12 2015 8:59AM |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument () 30111: Whitley Thorpe moated Templar grange site, 600m NW of Fulham House
| Grid Reference: | SE 555 205 |
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| Parish: | Whitley [8042]; Selby |
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Monument Type(s):
- MOAT (13th CENTURY to 14th CENTURY - 1201 AD? to 1400 AD?)
Other References/Statuses
Full description
A WELL-DEFINED DRY MOAT HAVING NO STRUCTURAL REMAINS WITHIN THE ENCLOSED AREA. THE ENTRANCE IS ONTHE NORTH EAST SIDE. THE OUTER MOAT IS NOW SILTED AND IS BARELY VISIBLE ON THE APS. LE PATOURELTHINKS IT WAS PROBABLY A TEMPLAR MANOR (CF 9258.04) AND MAY HAVE BEEN A GRANGE.
Form: Earthwork (06/1984)
The article in Source (4) argues that the documentary evidence points to the site of the preceptory being 24 miles further east at Weedley, Near South Cave in the East Riding.See Also MNY17091.
<1> Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1977 - 1980, Yorkshire Studies Card, SE52SE 2171 (Card Index). SNY2.
<2> Anthony Crawshaw, 19/06/84, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY2487.
<3> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE52SE003 (Card Index). SNY1.
<4> University of York, 2015, Weedley not Whitley: Repositioning a Preceptory of the Knights Templar in Yorkshire (Article). SNY21175.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY2 - Card Index: Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 1977 - 1980. Yorkshire Studies Card. SE52SE 2171. |
| <2> | SNY2487 - Aerial Photograph: Anthony Crawshaw. 19/06/84. Aerial Photograph. Colour print. 35mm. |
| <3> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE52SE003. |
| <4> | SNY21175 - Article: University of York. 2015. Weedley not Whitley: Repositioning a Preceptory of the Knights Templar in Yorkshire. Lee, J S. |
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