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Easby Castle motte is a Norman earthwork located near Richmond in North Yorkshire, dating to the late eleventh or early twelfth century. The motte survives as a prominent artificial mound, representing the defensive core of an early Norman castle that commanded the surrounding landscape. The site forms part of the wider Easby settlement, which developed around Richmond's strategic position in the North Riding. Though later superseded by stone fortifications elsewhere in the region, the motte demonstrates the characteristic form of early post-Conquest military architecture in northern England.
Easby castle motte is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008208. View the official record →
Easby Castle motte is a Norman earthwork located near Richmond in North Yorkshire, dating to the late eleventh or early twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008208.
Easby castle motte 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 1008208.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow at Round Hill, 400m SSW of Botton Head (6.9 km), Round barrow 300m west of Round Hill (6.9 km), Round barrow on Cold Moor south of Three Howes, 500m east of Cold Moor Cote (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Easby castle motte's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Easby castle motte stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.