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Harewood Castle is a late medieval fortified manor house located near Harewood in West Yorkshire. The castle was built in the fifteenth century by the Gascoigne family, prominent landowners in the region, and represents a transitional form between domestic residence and defensive stronghold typical of the period. The structure is situated within a park landscape and retains evidence of its original fortifications, including masonry from its construction phase. The castle underwent various modifications through subsequent centuries and remains an important example of late medieval Yorkshire gentry architecture.
Harewood Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005801. View the official record →
Harewood Castle is a late medieval fortified manor house located near Harewood in West Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005801.
Harewood 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 1005801.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge (2.7 km), Rougemont Castle ringwork and bailey and associated fishponds and outwork (2.9 km), Castle Hill motte and bailey castle (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Harewood Castle'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.
Harewood Castle stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.