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Crayke Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork situated near the village of Crayke in North Yorkshire, established by the Prince-Bishops of Durham as a fortified administrative centre. The castle incorporates within its defensive circuit elements of an earlier Anglo-Saxon monastic cemetery, evidence of settlement continuity on this strategically significant site. The motte and bailey earthworks, which form the principal visible remains, date from the Norman period, whilst later medieval modifications and the construction of stone buildings represent subsequent phases of occupation and refinement. The site served as an important episcopal stronghold controlling the landscape of the Vale of York and demonstrates the military and ecclesiastical authority wielded by the Durham bishops in this region.
Crayke Castle: a motte and bailey and later stone castle of the bishops of Durham, incorporating part of an Anglo-Saxon monastic cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016530. View the official record →
Crayke Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork situated near the village of Crayke in North Yorkshire, established by the Prince-Bishops of Durham as a fortified administrative centre. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016530.
Crayke Castle: a motte and bailey and later stone castle of the bishops of Durham, incorporating part of an Anglo-Saxon monastic cemetery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016530.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Marton Augustinian priory including mill, fishponds, and water meadows (2.7 km), Round barrow 330yds (300m) S of Barhouse Farm (3.1 km), Round barrow 150m south of Warren House (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Crayke Castle: a motte and bailey and later stone castle of the bishops of Durham, incorporating part of an Anglo-Saxon monastic cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Crayke Castle: a motte and bailey and later stone castle of the bishops of Durham, incorporating part of an Anglo-Saxon monastic cemetery stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.