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| Name: | SAXTON MOTTE AND BAILEY |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY10761 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | Oct 2 2009 2:24PM |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 20518: Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor House and field system, including a trackway and fishpond
- Conservation Area: Saxton Conservation Area
| Grid Reference: | SE 476 366 |
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| Parish: | Saxton with Scarthingwell [8067]; Selby |
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Other References/Statuses
Full description
SIMILAR TO OTHER EXAMPLES WITHIN THE OLD WEST RIDING COMPRISING A LARGE TWO-TIERED MOUND AND A LARGE RECTANGULAR BAILEY WITH EXTERNAL MOAT. IT WA S LATER REPLACED BY THE MEDIAEVAL MANOR HOUSE(.04.200). Form: Earthwork (06/1986), Extant Structure (06/1986) A TWO-TIERED CIRCULAR MOUND SLIGHTLY HOLLOWED ON TOP. THE BREAK BETWEEN THE TIERS MAY BE THE REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL RING BANK. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THIS IS A NATURAL MOUND RAISED BY UPCAST FROM THE POND. THE HOLLOW SUGGESTS A CONSTRUCTION ON TOP. A WELL-PRESERVED MOTTE. THE BAILEY LIES TO THE EAST OF THE MOTTE AND IS DEFINED BY A BANK AND DITCH BEST PRESERVED ON THE EAST AND SOUTH. THERE ARE ALSO SLIGHT TRACES OF A BANK ON THE WEST OUTSIDE THE SCHEDULED AREA. ALOW BANK RUNNING E-W DIVIDES THE AREA. THE OS HAS DRAWN AN INNER BANK HBMC SAYS IT IS AN OUTER. (1)(2)(3)
<AP1> Anthony Crawshaw, 17/11/85, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY4876.
<1> Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1977 - 1980, Yorkshire Studies Card, SE43NE 2131 (Card Index). SNY2.
<AP2> Anthony Crawshaw, 03/09/86, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY3585.
<2> Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1977 - 1980, Yorkshire Studies Card, SE43NE 2130 (Card Index). SNY2.
<AP3> Anthony Crawshaw, 05/01/86, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY3290.
<3> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE43NE006 (Card Index). SNY1.
<AP4> Anthony Crawshaw, 08/02/87, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY4877.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY2 - Card Index: Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 1977 - 1980. Yorkshire Studies Card. SE43NE 2131. |
| <AP1> | SNY4876 - Aerial Photograph: Anthony Crawshaw. 17/11/85. Aerial Photograph. |
| <2> | SNY2 - Card Index: Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 1977 - 1980. Yorkshire Studies Card. SE43NE 2130. |
| <AP2> | SNY3585 - Aerial Photograph: Anthony Crawshaw. 03/09/86. Aerial Photograph. Colour print. 35mm. |
| <3> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE43NE006. |
| <AP3> | SNY3290 - Aerial Photograph: Anthony Crawshaw. 05/01/86. Aerial Photograph. Colour print. 35mm. |
| <AP4> | SNY4877 - Aerial Photograph: Anthony Crawshaw. 08/02/87. Aerial Photograph. |
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