More information : SE 3458 8375: Moat (NR). (1)
Pickhill (Money Hill), the castle of Roald, Constable of Richmond, was erected during the reign of Henry I. The motte, squarish in shape and cut through by the railway, is about 105 to 130 feet east to west and about 110 feet north to south and now about 13 feet
high. The motte is surrounded by a moat some 60 feet wide. The bailey lay to the west and would appear to be very large although the earthworks are much mutilated. The castle never developed any works in masonry. (2)
Motte and bailey castle with squarish motte cut through by railway. (3)
No trace of a bailey can be seen around this widely ditched castle platform. Some mounds lie to the west as sketched on OS 6". (4)
Only part of the Motte (known locally as "Money Hill") and the moat in the SE are visible now, the remainder having been destroyed by the railway embankment and extensive ploughing which has also removed any traces of the bailey. Divorced Survey at 1:2500.(5)
SE 346 837: Money Hill, 12th century motte and bailey castle,
Pickhill. Scheduled No NY/1235.(6)
Listed by Cathcart King.(7)
Remains of a motte and bailey castle which was incorporated into a railway embankment in 1851 by the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company and in the early 1980s a bungalow was built on part of this embankment. The site is located 130 metres west of All Saints Church on the west bank of Pickhill Beck. The castle was built during the wars between King Stephen and the Empress Mathilda in 1135-53. Scheduled.(8)
A medieval motte, moat, ditch, banks and mounds are visible as earthworks on air photographs.
The remains of a sub-square motte measuring approximately 45m by 41m is visible incorporated into a railway embankment. The motte is surrounded by a moat between 16m and 20m wide.
To the east lie various banks, ditches and mounds including one broad curving bank to the north-west. It is likely that the earthworks described by authority 2 (above) as the bailey are more likely to be associated with later ridge and furrow cultivation.
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