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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fortified manor house known as Kyme Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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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.