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| Name: | Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY317 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | Aug 29 2019 11:23AM |
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Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument () 20454: Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle
- Conservation Area: Thirsk and Sowerby Conservation Area
| Grid Reference: | SE 427 820 |
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| Parish: | Thirsk [2152]; Hambleton |
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Monument Type(s):
Other References/Statuses
- AMIE Reference / HOB UID: 55598 THIRSK CASTLE
- National Monuments Record: SE48SW2
- Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 151.02
Full description
THIS WAS FOUNDED ABOUT 1130 AND DESTROYED IN 1176 AFTER THE MOWBRAY BIGOD REBELLION. LITTLE REMAINS OF THIS SHORT LIVED CASTLE SITE BEYOND A LENGTH OF SPREAD RAMPART AND A SLIGHT MOUND WHICH MAY BE THE SITE OF THE KEEP. MOST OF THE AREA HAS BEEN DISTURBED OR DESTROYED BY DEVELOPMENT/LANDSCAPING. Excavated by: FAA (1973) Form: Earthwork (11/1981)(1)
Various, 1992, Various Thirsk Castle (Correspondence). SNY10002.
Various, Various, Various correspondence regarding Thirsk Castle including revised scheduled area (Correspondence). SNY23159.
<AP1> Meridian Airmaps Ltd, 13/07/72, Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SNY2406.
<1> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE48SW 2 (Card Index). SNY1.
<2> Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, 1913, CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING, p 390 - 393 (Article). SNY1613.
Sources and further reading
| --- | SNY10002 - Correspondence: Various. 1992. Various Thirsk Castle. |
| --- | SNY23159 - Correspondence: Various. Various. Various correspondence regarding Thirsk Castle including revised scheduled area. |
| <1> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE48SW 2. |
| <AP1> | SNY2406 - Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Ltd. 13/07/72. Aerial Photograph. |
| <2> | SNY1613 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1913. CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING. I'ANSON W M. Photocopy. p 390 - 393. |
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