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Name:Ravensworth motte and bailey castle, water defence features, park pale and shrunken medieval village
NY SMR Number:MNY20685
Type of record:Monument
Last edited:Aug 7 2015 2:11PM

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument () 26937: Ravensworth motte and bailey castle, water defence features; park pale amd shrunken medieval village
  • Conservation Area: Ravensworth Conservation Area
Grid Reference:NZ 141 075
Parish:Ravensworth [1037]; Richmondshire

Monument Type(s):

Other References/Statuses

  • AMIE Reference / HOB UID: RAVENSWORTH CASTLE

Full description

A review of the history of the site and a description of the remains is in (1)

A measured survey which took place to the north of the castle complex recognised two separate phases of medieval garden development.(4)


Ed Dennison Archaeological Services, 05/2006, Ravensworth Castle, Ravensworth Management Plan Volume 1 - Main report (Report). SNY8531.


Ed Dennison Archaeological Services, 05/2006, Ravensworth Castle, Ravensworth Management Plan Volume 2 - Appendices (Report). SNY8532.


CBA Yorkshire Forum, 2006, Recent work by Ed Dennison Archaeological Services (Article). SNY11164.


<1> Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, 1979, Ravensworth Castle, North Yorkshire (Article). SNY6875.


<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1997, Ravensworth castle and Environs: Archaeological Survey Report (Report). SNY7474.


<3> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, NZ 10 NW 1 (Card Index). SNY1.


<4> Landscape History, 11/2014, A Wall With a View? The Gardens at Ravensworth Castle, North Yorkshire (Article). SNY21120.

Sources and further reading

---SNY11164 - Article: CBA Yorkshire Forum. 2006. Recent work by Ed Dennison Archaeological Services. Dennison, E.
---SNY8531 - Report: Ed Dennison Archaeological Services. 05/2006. Ravensworth Castle, Ravensworth Management Plan Volume 1 - Main report. Dennison, E; Holloway, M; Richardson, S. 2006/05/23.
---SNY8532 - Report: Ed Dennison Archaeological Services. 05/2006. Ravensworth Castle, Ravensworth Management Plan Volume 2 - Appendices. Dennison, E; Holloway, M; Richardson, S. 2006/05/23.
<1>SNY6875 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1979. Ravensworth Castle, North Yorkshire. Ryder, P F.
<2>SNY7474 - Report: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1997. Ravensworth castle and Environs: Archaeological Survey Report. Lofthouse, C. Photocopy.
<3>SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. NZ 10 NW 1.
<4>SNY21120 - Article: Landscape History. 11/2014. A Wall With a View? The Gardens at Ravensworth Castle, North Yorkshire. Richardson, S; Denison, E. 2014/11/12.

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