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Name:Maiden Bower: a motte and bailey castle
NY SMR Number:MNY11
Type of record:Monument
Last edited:Jan 11 2010 2:41PM

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument () 20530/01: Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork
Grid Reference:SE 410 750
Parish:Topcliffe [2163]; Hambleton

Monument Type(s):

Other References/Statuses

  • Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 6.04

Full description

ERECTED C1071 REFORTIFIED BY GEOFFREY PLANTAGENET DURING THE MOWBRAY REBELLION.
Form: Earthwork (05/1974)


<AP1> Archaeology Team North Yorkshire County Council, 05/08/77, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY2327.


<1> Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, 1913, CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING, p 393 - 396 (Article). SNY1613.

Sources and further reading

<1>SNY1613 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1913. CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING. I'ANSON W M. Photocopy. p 393 - 396.
<AP1>SNY2327 - Aerial Photograph: Archaeology Team North Yorkshire County Council. 05/08/77. Aerial Photograph.

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