More information : [SE 4660 4494] KYME CASTLE [G.T.]
(Remains of) [T.I.]. (1)
The Castle remains consist of a wall fragment with a single-chamfered lancet window, and some adjoining lower wall with a shapeless doorway located in the gardens of Newton Hall (see SE 44 SE 3). (2)
No verification of these remains as those of a castle was obtained by inspection or local enquiries. The walling is of rubble construction 1.0 m. thick, and appears to be a genuine fragment of a mediaeval building, the original size and form of which cannot be deduced. See G.P. AO/61/250/7 for illustration.
The general topography of the site gives no indication of its former utilization; and landscaping of the grounds containing the ruin has obliterated all trace of possible associated earthworks. (3)
The rubble remains of Newton Kyme Castle consist chiefly of a thick wall with a pointed archway and two windows. Beyond this is an old well protected by a small stone building, and known locally as Black Tom's Well. Gde 2. (4-5)
SE 467450. Kyme Castle. Scheduled. (6)
As described and planned. (7)
SE 4660 4493. Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle. Scheduled RSM No 26951. It is thought that the manor may have been founded by the de Kyme family in the 13th century and fortified in the 14th by the Talbot family. The manor house may gradually have fallen into decay in the subsequent centuries and was finally granted to Thomas Fairfax after the Civil War in the 17th century. (8)
Listed by as a possible castle by Cathcart King. (9)
During consolidation work in 2007, it was found that the remaing wall is of two phases, although not closely dateable. The extent of late 18th-early 19th century alterations were greater than previously expected. (10) |