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Harlsey Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in North Yorkshire. The site consists of an earthwork mound characteristic of eleventh-century fortification design, representing the period of post-Conquest settlement and defensive strategy in the North of England. The castle's earthworks survive as landscape features demonstrating the typical layout of early Norman military architecture in Yorkshire, though substantial stone structures do not remain visible on the site. As a scheduled ancient monument, Harlsey Castle contributes to the archaeological record of Norman settlement patterns in the northern regions during the medieval period.
Harlsey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004183. View the official record →
Harlsey Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004183.
Harlsey 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 1004183.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Rabbit Hill, 120m north of High Park House (1.2 km), Winton medieval settlement including fishponds and field system immediately south of Winton House (1.7 km), Sigston Castle: an enclosure castle 400m north of Kirby Sigston church (2.9 km).
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