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Slingsby Castle

England
List entry 1004178
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004178
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.4 hectares
Grid reference
SE 69611 74883
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Slingsby Castle is a ruined fortress located near the village of Slingsby in North Yorkshire, dating principally to the sixteenth century. The castle was built by Sir Charles Cavendish in the 1580s as a quadrangular structure with corner towers, representing a significant example of late Tudor domestic fortification that combined defensive capability with fashionable architectural design. The ruins, which remain substantial, display the characteristic stonework and layout typical of ambitious aristocratic residences of the period. The castle was damaged during the English Civil War and subsequently fell into decay, though its masonry and plan remain sufficiently preserved to demonstrate the ambitions and resources of its Tudor-era builder.

Slingsby Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004178. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Slingsby Castle?

Slingsby Castle is a ruined fortress located near the village of Slingsby in North Yorkshire, dating principally to the sixteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004178.

Who is responsible for protecting Slingsby Castle?

Slingsby 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 1004178.

What other scheduled monuments are near Slingsby Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow at Coronation Clump (4.9 km), Round barrow 330m north of Easthorpe Lodge (5.4 km), Round barrow 310m NNE of Easthorpe Lodge (5.5 km).

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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow at Coronation Clump
4.9 km
Round barrow 330m north of Easthorpe Lodge
5.4 km
Round barrow 310m NNE of Easthorpe Lodge
5.5 km
Round barrow 250m NNE of Easthorpe Cottages
5.6 km
Round barrow 300m east of Carrmire Gate
6.7 km
Round barrow 400m SSW of Low Gaterley Cottages
6.7 km
Roman pottery kilns and associated features at Crambeck
8.7 km
Ringwork and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Slingsby Castle

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

The wider landscape

Around Slingsby Castle

YorkRoman town · ~15.5 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~18.7 milesStar CarrArchaeological site · ~18.9 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~12.4 milesBattle of Marston Moor 1644Battle (1644) · ~19.2 miles
Domesday entry for Slingsby, Yorkshire →
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