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Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard

England
List entry 1012994
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012994
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.57 hectares
Grid reference
SE 23753 74556
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mowbray Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located east of Kirkby Malzeard in North Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial mound with an attached bailey, representing a typical Norman fortification of the eleventh or twelfth century. The castle's earthworks survive in reasonable condition, preserving the defensive characteristics of early medieval military architecture. The site is associated with the Mowbray family, a significant baronial dynasty in medieval England, and reflects the pattern of fortified settlements established following the Norman Conquest.

Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012994. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard?

Mowbray Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located east of Kirkby Malzeard in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012994.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard?

Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard 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 1012994.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp 250m west of Hill Top Farm (3 km), Castle Dikes defended Roman villa (5.5 km), Fountains Cistercian Abbey; monastic precinct, mill, water management works, agricultural and industrial features and 18th century gardens (7.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman camp 250m west of Hill Top Farm
3 km
Castle Dikes defended Roman villa
5.5 km
Fountains Cistercian Abbey; monastic precinct, mill, water management works, agricultural and industrial features and 18th century gardens
7.3 km
Medieval deer park pale surrounding Fountains Park
7.4 km
Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House
7.5 km
Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah
8.1 km
Butterton Bridge
8.1 km
Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard

Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard

AldboroughRoman town · ~11.6 milesCatterickRoman town · ~15.3 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~10.9 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~12.9 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~16.2 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~16.4 miles
Domesday entry for Kirkby, Yorkshire →
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