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Hunmanby Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located near the village of Hunmanby in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial mound, typical of Norman defensive earthworks, dating to the early post-Conquest period, likely the 11th or 12th century. The castle represents a common form of fortified settlement established by Norman lords to consolidate control over the Yorkshire landscape following 1066. Though now surviving as earthwork remains without standing structures, the motte and bailey form demonstrates the strategic importance placed on this location during the Norman settlement of northern England.
Hunmanby Castle motte and bailey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011375. View the official record →
Hunmanby Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located near the village of Hunmanby in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011375.
Hunmanby Castle motte and bailey 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 1011375.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site revealed by aerial photography NW of Argam Cottages (5.5 km), Willy Howe round barrow (6.1 km), Argam ancient village site (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hunmanby Castle motte and bailey'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.
Hunmanby Castle motte and bailey stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.