Skipsea Brough Defences

In the civil parish of Skipsea.
In the historic county of Yorkshire East Riding (Modern Authority of East Riding of Yorkshire, 1974 county of Humberside).

Planted settlement known as Skipsea Brough is assumed to have been founded c1135, although first referred to between 1160 and 1175. On the ridge to the SW, an enclosure formed by a massive bank and ditch but open on the side backing towards the motte and bailey, may be the site of Skipsea Brough. A cluster of houses outside the SE entrance bears the name Skipsea Brough today. The precise relationship with the nearby village of Skipsea is unclear.

This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TA161547

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 922788

Books

Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p217
Kent, G.H.R., 2002, 'North division: Skipsea' VCH Yorkshire East Riding Vol7 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=16161
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p93
Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p92-116

Journal Articles

Butler, R., 1984, 'Skipsea Brough' Archaeological Journal Vol141 p45-6

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