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Monument Number 1148991
Hob Uid: 1148991
Location : North Yorkshire Ryedale Buttercrambe with Bossall
Grid Ref : SE7336558388
Summary : Possible Medieval motte and bailey licenced in 1201, extant as earthworks, located in Aldby Park. The bailey has been extensively landscaped making accurate interpretation difficult. By 1633 the earthworks were in use as a garden.
More information : [SE 736 583] Moat (NR) (Other earthworks depicted) (1) The earthworks and 'moat' appear to be the remains of a motte and bailey, but with the exception of the motte, at SE 7335 5841 (approximately 5 metres high) they have been extensively landscaped, making accurate interpretation difficult. (2) An estate map of 1633 shows that the earthworks were already in use as a garden. (3) Licenced 1201. (4)

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Source details : OS 6" 1st Edition Yorkshire 158 1854
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Source details : D Smith/06-JUL-1967/Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator
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Source details : North Yorkshire (Amendment Feb 1993)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Licenced 1201
Monument End Date : 1201
Monument Start Date : 1201
Monument Type : Motte And Bailey
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument Start Date : 1633
Monument Type : Garden
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 75 NW 71
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1998-01-06
End Date : 2000-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1148991