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Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church

England
List entry 1017993
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017993
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.88 hectares
Grid reference
SE 69470 86926
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Neville Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located approximately 430 metres north-west of the parish church in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the Norman period and represents a characteristic example of early medieval defensive architecture. The site consists of an earthwork mound with an associated bailey, typical of the castle type constructed in the decades following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Though now reduced to archaeological earthworks, the castle attests to Norman settlement patterns and the establishment of baronial authority in Yorkshire during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017993. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church?

Neville Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located approximately 430 metres north-west of the parish church in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017993.

Who is responsible for protecting Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church?

Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church 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 1017993.

What other scheduled monuments are near Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church (0.5 km), Starfits round barrow, 450m north east of Starfits House (1.4 km), Two round barrows on Low Common (3.4 km).

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Overview
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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

Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church
0.5 km
Starfits round barrow, 450m north east of Starfits House
1.4 km
Two round barrows on Low Common
3.4 km
Wayside cross called Stony Cross on the A170 920m south east of Highfield House
3.4 km
Skiplam Grange monastic grange
3.8 km
Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors
4.1 km
High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors
4.2 km
The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church

Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~18.4 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~22 milesYorkRoman town · ~22.6 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~19.8 miles
Domesday entry for Kirby, Yorkshire →
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