Scheduled MonumentsEnglandOld Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape

Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape

England
List entry 1015113
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015113
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.62 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 83900 11699
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Old Mulgrave Castle is a medieval enclosure castle situated in North Yorkshire, England, which underwent significant landscape integration during the eighteenth century. The castle comprises an earthwork enclosure typical of Norman fortifications, representing a substantial medieval defensive structure within the wider Mulgrave estate. During the Georgian period, the castle remains were incorporated into the planned landscape design of the estate, reflecting the contemporary antiquarian interests of the landowners and their desire to integrate historical features within fashionable landscape aesthetics. The site remains a notable example of how medieval fortifications were preserved and repurposed as ornamental and historical features within the designed landscapes of the Georgian era.

Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015113. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape?

Old Mulgrave Castle is a medieval enclosure castle situated in North Yorkshire, England, which underwent significant landscape integration during the eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015113.

Who is responsible for protecting Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape?

Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape 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 1015113.

What other scheduled monuments are near Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Bride Stones (7.2 km), Roman Fort on Lease Rigg (7.9 km), Group of seventeen tumuli to the N of Greenlands Howe, on the east side of Sleights Moor (8 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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape

Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~19.9 miles