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Pickering Castle is a motte and bailey castle founded in the late eleventh century by Bertram of Bulmer, situated near the market town of Pickering in North Yorkshire. The castle's prominent earthwork comprises a substantial mound surrounded by an outer bailey, with a stone shell keep constructed upon the motte during the thirteenth century, replacing earlier timber fortifications. The shell keep, substantially intact, demonstrates the transition from wooden to stone castle architecture typical of the High Medieval period. Pickering Castle served as a significant royal stronghold and administrative centre throughout the medieval period, particularly under the Angevin and Plantagenet dynasties, and remains one of the finest examples of a medieval motte and bailey castle in northern England.
Pickering Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and 13th century shell keep castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009884. View the official record →
Pickering Castle is a motte and bailey castle founded in the late eleventh century by Bertram of Bulmer, situated near the market town of Pickering in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009884.
Pickering Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and 13th century shell keep castle 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 1009884.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post (0.6 km), St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm (1.5 km), Round barrow 50m north east of Manor Farm (1.9 km).
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