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Site of Malton Castle

England
List entry 1004051
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004051
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.45 hectares
Grid reference
SE 78979 71648
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site of Malton Castle is a Norman motte and bailey fortification located in Malton, North Yorkshire. The castle was established in the late eleventh century following the Norman Conquest and served as an important defensive stronghold controlling the valley of the River Derwent. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with associated bailey, though little masonry survives above ground owing to the castle's relatively short period of active use and subsequent abandonment. The castle had declined in significance by the thirteenth century and was eventually superseded by other fortifications in the region.

Site of Malton Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004051. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Site of Malton Castle?

Site of Malton Castle is a Norman motte and bailey fortification located in Malton, North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004051.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of Malton Castle?

Site of Malton 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 1004051.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of Malton Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Acklam Wold barrow group: a pair of bell barrows and a bowl barrow 200m south-west of Acklam Wold House (9.6 km), Acklam Wold barrow group: a bowl barrow 150m south-west of Acklam Wold House (9.7 km), Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor Farm (9.7 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Site of Malton Castle

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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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
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

Acklam Wold barrow group: a pair of bell barrows and a bowl barrow 200m south-west of Acklam Wold House
9.6 km
Acklam Wold barrow group: a bowl barrow 150m south-west of Acklam Wold House
9.7 km
Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor Farm
9.7 km
Acklam Wold barrow group: a bowl barrow 300m south west of Acklam Wold House
9.7 km
Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 400m north-west of Stone Sleights Farm
9.8 km
Acklam Wold barrow group: a bowl barrow 300m south-east of Acklam Wold House
9.8 km
Acklam Wold barrow group: a bowl barrow 450m south-west of Acklam Wold House
9.9 km
Acklam Wold barrow group: a bowl barrow 450m south of Acklam Wold House
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of Malton Castle

Site of Malton Castle stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Site of Malton Castle

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~14.3 milesYorkRoman town · ~17 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~24 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~11.2 miles
Domesday entry for Norton, Yorkshire →
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