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Castles in the County of Yorkshire North Riding
Name Type Confidence Remains Photos
Albrick on Tees   Timber Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Aldbrough St John   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Aldburgh   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Rejected  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Aske Hall, Easby Near Richmond   Pele Tower  Certain  Major   
Ayton Castle   Tower House  Certain  Uncertain   
Barningham; The Hall   Pele Tower  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Bedale Castle   Uncertain  Possible  Nothing visible   
Bedale Church of St Gregory   Fortified Ecclesiastical site  Possible  Major   
Bergh Castle   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks   
Bishop Rufus Palace, Northallerton   Timber Castle Pele Tower Palace  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks  Images Available
Bolton Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Bolton Old Hall   Pele Tower  Certain  Major   
Bolton Pele, Wycliffe With Thorpe   Pele Tower  Possible  Nothing visible   
Bossal Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Bowes Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Breckenbrough Castle   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Brompton Castle Hill   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Brough Hall   Tower House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Buttercrambe Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Caldwell Hall Garth   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Carlton in Coverdale Round Hill   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Castle Hill, Girsby   Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Castle Levington   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Castle Newton, Newton under Roseberry   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Catterick Palet Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Cliffe mound   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Clifton Castle   Pele Tower  Possible  Masonry footings   
Colburn Hall   Fortified Manor House  Questionable  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Constable Burton Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Cotherstone Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Masonry footings   
Cowton Castle, South Cowton   Tower House  Certain  Major   
Crayke Castle   Timber Castle Tower House Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Crazy Castle, Skelton   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Cropton, T'Hall Garth   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Dalton Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry footings  Images Available
Danby Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Danby Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Danby Hall, Thornton Steward   Pele Tower  Certain  Major   
Deighton Moat   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Easby Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Easingwold Hunting Lodge   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Egton Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Foss Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Gayles Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Major   
Gilling Castle (Gilling East near Helmsley)   Tower House  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Gilling Castle (Gilling West near Richmond)   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Gisborough Priors House   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Gisborough Priory   Fortified Ecclesiastical site  Possible  Nothing visible  Images Available
Givendale Manor House   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Grange Castle   Masonry Castle  Rejected  Earthworks  Images Available
Green Dike   Linear Defence or Dyke  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Grinton Oxhill   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks  Images Available
Harsley Castle   Tower House  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Helmsley Burgus Enclosure   Urban Defence  Possible  Earthworks   
Helmsley Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Henderskelfe Castle   Tower House  Certain  Nothing visible   
Highcliff   Pele Tower  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Hipswell Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Major  Images Available
Hood Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Hornby Castle, Yorkshire   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Howe Hill, Felixkirk   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Howe Hill, Over Dinsdale   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Hudswell Tower   Pele Tower  Questionable  Nothing visible  Images Available
Hutton Conyers Castle   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Huttons Ambo   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Ingleby Barwick Round Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Ingleby Manor   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Major   
Keld Tute Hill   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Kildale Hall Garth   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks  Images Available
Killerby Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Killerby Castle Hills   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Kilton Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry footings   
Kirby Knowle Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Nothing visible   
Kirkby Fleetham Castle   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Kirkbymoorside no 2   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Kirkbymoorside, Neville Castle   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Kirkbymoorside, Stutevilles Castle   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks   
Linglands Castle, Cloughton   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Loftus Castle Cliff   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Low Burton Hall   Fortified Manor House  Rejected  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Malton Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks  Images Available
Melsonby Tower   Pele Tower  Possible  Masonry footings   
Middleham Burgus Enclosure   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Middleham Castle   Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Major  Images Available
Middleham Williams Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Milby   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Mortham Tower, Greta Bridge   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Major   
Mulgrave Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Nappa Hall, Askrigg   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Major   
New Bield, Heslerton   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
New Malton Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Northallerton Burgus Enclosure   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Northallerton Castle Hills   Timber Castle Palace  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Pickering Beacon Hill   Siege Work Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Pickering Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Pickhill Money Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Ravensworth Castle, Yorkshire   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Richmond Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Richmond Town Wall   Urban Defence  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Roxby Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Scarborough Bulwark   Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Scarborough Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Scarborough Town Wall   Urban Defence  Certain  Nothing visible   
Scargill Castle, Barningham   Tower House  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Seamer Dower House   Tower House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Sedbury Hall, Gilling West near Richmond   Tower House  Possible  Uncertain   
Sheriff Hutton Castle   Masonry Castle Palace  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Sheriff Hutton Ringwork   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Sigston Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry footings   
Sinnington Hall   Fortified Manor House  Rejected  Major   
Skelton Village Defences   Urban Defence  Certain  Earthworks   
Slingsby Castle   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry footings  Images Available
Snape Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Spaunton Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
St Julians Castle, Egton   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry footings   
Stapleton Castlegathe   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Stockton on the Forest Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Stokesley Castle Hill   Fortified Manor House Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Tanfield Castle   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Tanfield, Magdalen Field   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Thimbleby Rough Haw Hill   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
Thirsk Burgus Enclosure   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Thirsk Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Thormanby, Ivy Bound Castle   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Topcliffe Maidens Bower   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Topcliffe Manor Hills   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks  Images Available
Upsall Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Violet Grange mound   Timber Castle  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks    
Walburn Hall   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
War Dike   Linear Defence or Dyke  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Weaverthorpe manor   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Well Hall   Fortified Manor House  Questionable  Masonry ruins/remnants   
West Tanfield, Binsoe Hill   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks  Images Available
West Witton Penhill Beacon   Tower House  Rejected  Earthworks   
Whitby Castle   Masonry Castle  Questionable  Uncertain  Images Available
Whorlton Burgus Enclosure   Urban Defence  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Whorlton Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Wilton Castle, Redcar in Cleveland   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Nothing visible   
Wilton Hall near Pickering   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Earthworks   
Yafforth Howe Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Yarm Castle   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Aiskew grange   Uncertain  Rejected  Uncertain   
Sowerby Pudding Pie Hill   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
The Mount, Newburgh Priory   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   

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