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The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall

England
List entry 1020324
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020324
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
NZ1702900736
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Bar is a surviving gateway that formed part of Richmond's medieval town wall in North Yorkshire. Dating from the medieval period, it represents an important example of urban defensive architecture and demonstrates the town's historical significance as a fortified settlement. The structure exhibits characteristic features of medieval gatehouse construction and remains a notable surviving element of Richmond's town defences, providing evidence of the town's planned medieval development and its importance as a market centre and administrative centre in northern England.

The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020324. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall?

The Bar is a surviving gateway that formed part of Richmond's medieval town wall in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020324.

Who is responsible for protecting The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall?

The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall 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 1020324.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Richmond Castle: eleventh to fourteenth century enclosure castle (0.1 km), Richmond Bridge (0.2 km), St Martin's Benedictine Priory, Richmond (0.7 km).

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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Richmond Castle: eleventh to fourteenth century enclosure castle
0.1 km
Richmond Bridge
0.2 km
St Martin's Benedictine Priory, Richmond
0.7 km
Section of the Scots Dyke linear boundary 225m south of St Martin's Priory
0.8 km
Section of the Scots Dyke linear boundary 250m south east of St Martin's Priory
0.9 km
Easby Abbey Premonstratensian monastery: monastic precinct, cultivation terraces, water-management features and ancillary buildings
1.6 km
St Giles medieval hospital, post-medieval farmstead and Iron Age occupation site immediately north of St Giles Farm
4.1 km
Cataractonium Roman forts and town
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall

The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall

CatterickRoman town · ~3.5 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~11.9 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~11.9 miles
Domesday entry for Richmond, Yorkshire →
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