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Saxton Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located in North Yorkshire, England, representing Norman-period fortification of the twelfth century or later. The site comprises a substantial mound with bailey enclosure, which was subsequently adapted for residential use during the later medieval period when a manor house was constructed within or adjacent to the earlier defensive work. The castle is situated within a broader landscape of medieval land management, evidenced by associated field systems, a trackway, and a fishpond that reflect the agricultural and manorial economy of the surrounding estate. The monument survives primarily as earthwork remains and demonstrates the characteristic evolution of fortified sites in northern England from early castle to later manor settlement.
Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008226. View the official record →
Saxton Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located in North Yorkshire, England, representing Norman-period fortification of the twelfth century or later. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008226.
Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond 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 1008226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval manorial complex, garden and water management features, St Mary's chapel, and a linear earthwork forming part of the Aberford Dyke system (1.5 km), Site of 'King Athelstan's Palace', immediately north of the church (3.3 km), Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system (3.4 km).
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Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.