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The Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace in Yorkshire is a monument of considerable significance combining Norman defensive architecture with ecclesiastical occupation. The motte and bailey earthworks, typical of the immediate post-Conquest period, represent the early medieval military engineering of the eleventh century, whilst the subsequent use of the site as a bishops' palace demonstrates its adaptation to serve administrative and residential functions in the hands of the Church. The site preserves evidence of both phases of occupation, with the earthwork remains visible in the contemporary landscape. This combination of secular military origins followed by episcopal use reflects the complex relationship between temporal and ecclesiastical power in medieval England.
Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020719. View the official record →
The Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace in Yorkshire is a monument of considerable significance combining Norman defensive architecture with ecclesiastical occupation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020719.
Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace 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 1020719.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Howe Hill motte castle (2.2 km), Howden Bridge (2.4 km), Moated site immediately south of Danby Wiske church (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace'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.
Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.