More information : (NZ 71720723) Danby Castle (NR) (Remains of)
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Danby Castle, probably of late 14th c. construction with 16th c. alterations. In a ruinous condition and partially in use as a farm building. No moat or other earthworks traceable.
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The remains are in fair condition and stand to a height of approximately 7.0 to 8.0m. See photographs.
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I. Danby Castle. Date C14 with later refashioning especially in C16. Rectangular on plan with four angle tower set diagonally. Partly in ruins and partly occupied as farmhouse with modern addition at S.E. Small central courtyard. Stone with stone slated and tiled roofs and stone stacks. 2-storey and 3-storey. Undercroft with stone vault with chamfered ribs. For full description see V.C.H. Vol. II with plan and illustrations.
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NZ 7171 0723. Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle. Scheduled RSM No20537. Although partially demolished and altered by its subsequent use as a farm, substantial parts of the great hall, service and solar ranges and three of the four corner towers remain upstanding. Danby Castle was built to replace the earlier earthwork castle at Castleton, reputedly destroyed by fire in the 14th century. The arms of Brus of Skelton, Neville, Latimer and Roos are all found incorporated into the stonework. William Latimer is thought to have erected Danby Castle between 1300-1302. Fuller account.
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Listed by Cathcart King.
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An extent of area was also mapped as part of the North York Moors NMP project with structural remains extant on the latest 2009 vertical photography.
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