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English Civil War

Mulgrave Castle Siege 1644

1644
Yorkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison
Forces
Royalist coastal garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentary forces
Forces
Parliamentary forces with naval support
Outcome
Royalist garrison surrendered 1645; coastal isolation and naval blockade combined with land siege to force capitulation.
The Battle

History & Significance

Mulgrave Castle on the Yorkshire coast was besieged by Parliamentary forces including naval support from the Humber after Marston Moor isolated Royalist coastal garrisons in north Yorkshire.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Mulgrave Castle Siege 1644

Alum works at Kettleness
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Roman signal station at Goldsborough, 130m south east of Scratch Alley
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 miles
Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
Round barrow on Cow Hill, 410m south west of Scratch Alley
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 miles
Round barrow and gallows site known as Butter Howe
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 miles
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