Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFortified manor house known as Kyme Castle

Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle

England
List entry 1013302
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013302
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 46601 44937
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kyme Castle is a fortified manor house located in Yorkshire, England, dating from the medieval period. The structure represents a type of defensive domestic architecture characteristic of the later Middle Ages, when landowners sought to protect their residences through fortification while maintaining their function as halls and administrative centres. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1013302, reflecting its status as a designated heritage monument of historical importance to the region.

Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013302. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle?

Kyme Castle is a fortified manor house located in Yorkshire, England, dating from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013302.

Who is responsible for protecting Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle?

Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle 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 1013302.

What other scheduled monuments are near Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman road near Hazelwood Castle (5.3 km), Roman villa (5.7 km), Lord Dacre's Cross or Towton Cross on the west side of the B1217, 1km south west of Towton (6.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle

Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.