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Hellifield Peel is a motte-and-bailey castle located in North Yorkshire, constructed in the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The monument consists of a substantial earthwork mound with an attached bailey, representing a typical fortification of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site demonstrates the strategic importance of defensive structures in the Yorkshire landscape during the early Norman settlement of northern England. The peel, a term applied to fortified enclosures in northern England and the Anglo-Scottish border region, reflects the persistent need for local defence in this frontier area during the medieval period.
Hellifield Peel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004073. View the official record →
Hellifield Peel is a motte-and-bailey castle located in North Yorkshire, constructed in the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004073.
Hellifield Peel 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 1004073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Roods round barrow (1.4 km), Enclosure on Steeling Hill (2.7 km), Crane Field round barrow (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hellifield Peel'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.
Hellifield Peel stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.