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Crayke Castle is a motte and bailey fortification founded by the bishops of Durham, with later medieval stone structures, situated near the village of Crayke in North Yorkshire. The castle occupies a commanding hilltop position and incorporates within its defensive circuit part of an Anglo-Saxon monastic cemetery, evidence of earlier religious activity on the site. The bishops of Durham held the castle as part of their palatinate estates, using it as a stronghold from the Norman period onwards. The monument preserves significant archaeological and architectural remains spanning from the Anglo-Saxon period through the medieval centuries, with the motte and bailey earthworks remaining substantially intact.
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 fortification founded by the bishops of Durham, with later medieval stone structures, situated near the village of Crayke in North Yorkshire. 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).
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