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| Name: | SIGSTON CASTLE, Winton, Stank & Hellikeld |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY502 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | Oct 2 2020 8:38AM |
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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: | Winton, Stank & Hallikeld [2175]; Hambleton |
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Monument Type(s):
- MOTTE AND BAILEY (11th CENTURY to 14th CENTURY - 1066 AD to 1399 AD)
- CASTLE (14th CENTURY - 1301 AD to 1400 AD)
Other References/Statuses
- AMIE Reference / HOB UID: 55701 SIGSTON CASTLE
- National Monuments Record: SE49NW9
- Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 195
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)(AP1-3)
An article discussing the licences granted to crenellate in Yorkshire was included in Medieval Yorkshire in 2017. Sigston Castle is listed in the gazeteer with the date of the licence as 10th February 1336. (Davis, P) (7) Further information can be found on the website for the Gatehouse Gazeteer. No traces of the building remain but the earthworks or foundations are visible. (Davis, P) (8)
<AP1> Meridian Airmaps Ltd, 14/11/71, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY2445.
<1> 1985, The Buildings oF England: Yorkshire The North Riding, p 212 (Monograph). SNY1841.
<AP2> Meridian Airmaps Ltd, 13/07/72, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY2446.
<2> 1914, Victoria County History Yorkshire North Riding, 407 (Monograph). SNY2126.
<AP3> Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs, 08/06/67, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY2447.
<3> The Royal Archaeological Institute, 1881, The Castles of England and Wales at the Latter Part of the Twelfth Century, P339 (Article). SNY1273.
<4> Colin Hinson, Yorkshire CD Books, 1859, History and Topography of the City of York and the North Riding of Yorkshire Volume II, P334 (Monograph). SNY2153.
<5> Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1977 - 1980, Yorkshire Studies Card, SE49NW 4049 (Card Index). SNY2.
<6> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE49NW9 (Card Index). SNY1.
<7> Medieval Yorkshire, 2017, Yorkshire Licences to Crenellate, p37 (Article). SNY22629.
<8> Philip Davis, The Gatehouse Gazeteer (Webpage). SNY22630.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | SNY2126 - Monograph: 1914. Victoria County History Yorkshire North Riding. 407. |
| <AP2> | SNY2446 - Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Ltd. 13/07/72. Aerial Photograph. |
| <3> | SNY1273 - Article: The Royal Archaeological Institute. 1881. The Castles of England and Wales at the Latter Part of the Twelfth Century. Clark, G T. Digital. P339. |
| <AP3> | SNY2447 - Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. 08/06/67. Aerial Photograph. |
| <4> | SNY2153 - Monograph: Colin Hinson, Yorkshire CD Books. 1859. History and Topography of the City of York and the North Riding of Yorkshire Volume II. Whellan, T. and Sheahan, J.J.. 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. Various authors. SE49NW9. |
| <7> | SNY22629 - Article: Medieval Yorkshire. 2017. Yorkshire Licences to Crenellate. Davis, P. p37. |
| <8> | SNY22630 - Webpage: Philip Davis. The Gatehouse Gazeteer. Davis, P. |
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