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Name: | MANOR GARTH |
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NY SMR Number: | MNY12606 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Last edited: | Jul 7 2022 10:37AM |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument () 28249: Site of medieval manor house
- Conservation Area: Seamer Conservation Area
Grid Reference: | TA 013 834 |
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Parish: | Seamer [4009]; Scarborough |
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Monument Type(s):
- LYNCHET (Early Medieval/Dark Age to 19th Century - 410 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Other References/Statuses
- AMIE Reference / HOB UID: 80155 SEAMER MANOR HOUSE
- National Monuments Record: TA08SW6
- Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 12814.03
Full description
REMAINS OF MANOR HOUSE SURROUNDED BY AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF EARTHWORKS. A RUINED FRAGMENT OF WALL CONTAINING A C15 DOORWAY IS THE ONLY EXTANT PART. SEAT OF THE PERCY FAMILY AND FIRST MENTIONED IN1304. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN USED AS A DOWER HOUSE AND WAS CALLED A CASTLE IN 1547. (1)
Earthwork survey in 2002 identified evidence of cultivation in the area, possibly pre-dating the manor (2)
<1> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, TA08SW6 (Card Index). SNY1.
<2> Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society, 2002, An Earthwork Survey of Seamer Manor House (Report). SNY7210.
<3> North Yorkshire County Council, 1979, HISTORIC TOWN STUDIES: Seamer (Manuscript). SNY10961.
<4> Ed Dennison Archaeological Services, 2007, Recent Work on Some North Yorkshire Castles (Article). SNY11768.
<5> Ed Dennison Archaeological Services, 10/2007, English Heritage Buildings at Risk (2004) Project, North Yorkshire. Seamer Manor House, Seamer. Photogrpahic Survey and Archaeological Observations (Report). SNY11752.
<6> Ed Dennison Archaeological Services, 10/2007, English Heritage Buildings at Risk (2004) Project, North Yorkshire. Neville castle, Kirkbymoorside. Photogrpahic Survey and Archaeological Observations (Report). SNY11750.
<7> Fern Archaeology, 11/2007, Report on the Archaeological Watching Brief at 28 Low Street, Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire. (Report). SNY11758.
Sources and further reading
<1> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. TA08SW6. |
<2> | SNY7210 - Report: Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society. 2002. An Earthwork Survey of Seamer Manor House. 2002/05/16. |
<3> | SNY10961 - Manuscript: North Yorkshire County Council. 1979. HISTORIC TOWN STUDIES: Seamer. Tyler, A. |
<4> | SNY11768 - Article: Ed Dennison Archaeological Services. 2007. Recent Work on Some North Yorkshire Castles. Dennison, E & Richardson S. 2007/11/23. |
<5> | SNY11752 - Report: Ed Dennison Archaeological Services. 10/2007. English Heritage Buildings at Risk (2004) Project, North Yorkshire. Seamer Manor House, Seamer. Photogrpahic Survey and Archaeological Observations. Richardson, S, Dennison, E. 2007/11/23. |
<6> | SNY11750 - Report: Ed Dennison Archaeological Services. 10/2007. English Heritage Buildings at Risk (2004) Project, North Yorkshire. Neville castle, Kirkbymoorside. Photogrpahic Survey and Archaeological Observations. Richardson, S, Dennison, E. 2007/11/23. |
<7> | SNY11758 - Report: Fern Archaeology. 11/2007. Report on the Archaeological Watching Brief at 28 Low Street, Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire.. Fern, C. 2008/03/13. |
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