More information : (TA 0504 8939) Earthwork remains defining the possible site of an 18th-century gun battery, part of the Scarborough Castle complex.
In October-November 1998, the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England carried out an analytical field survey of Scarborough Castle (Parent Record TA 08 NW 35; Event Record 1205090).
A level platform measuring 6m x 6m and defined on three sides by a 0.3m high scarp is on the site of a one of two early 18th-century gun positions on the north side of the headland. For further details, see the detailed report held in the NMR archive, which includes versions of the 1:1000 scale plan and extracts from historic maps. The remainder of the archive material is also available from the NMR. (1)
The two early-18th century gun positions are shown on a 1742 copy of Captain Phiilips's survey of 1716. As they do not appear on any later maps of the castle it is likely they did not continue in use beyond the first half of the 18th century. (1a)
A well-preserved earthwork platform defining the possible site of an early 18th-century gun battery depicted on a 1742 copy of Captain Phillips's 1716 survey of the castle. (3) |