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| Name: | Howe Hill motte castle |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY12821 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | Nov 23 2012 12:11PM |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument () 29527: Howe Hill motte castle
| Grid Reference: | SE 346 949 |
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| Parish: | Yafforth [2176]; Hambleton |
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Monument Type(s):
- MOTTE (11th CENTURY - 1066 AD to 1099 AD)
Other References/Statuses
- AMIE Reference / HOB UID: 53945 HOWE HILL
- National Monuments Record: SE39NW2
- Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 12960
Full description
NATURAL HILLOCK FORMED INTO A MOTTE SOME 75 FEET IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP. DITCH ENCIRCLED IT WITHCOUNTER-SCARP BANK REMAINING TO N AND S SIDES. PRO BABLY ERECTED DURING THE REIGN OF STEPHAN. Form: Earthwork, Earthwork (05/1967) (1) (2)
Extent based on (3)
<1> Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1912 - 1913, Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, PP398-9 (Serial). SNY2190.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE39NW2 (Card Index). SNY1.
<3> Anthony Crawshaw, 28/2/1987, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY6976.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY2190 - Serial: Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 1912 - 1913. Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. PP398-9. |
| <2> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE39NW2. |
| <3> | SNY6976 - Aerial Photograph: Anthony Crawshaw. 28/2/1987. Aerial Photograph. |
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