Chapel Haddlesey Hall Garths

In the civil parish of Chapel Haddlesey.
In the historic county of Yorkshire North Riding (Modern Authority of North Yorkshire, 1974 county of North Yorkshire).

Medieval double moated site, now ploughed out. Excavation uncovered evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon occupation and a sequence of buildings on the site, commencing in C12. The earliest buildings were two timber structures, including a hall, dating from C12/early C13. The moats were constructed in C13 and the timber buildings were replaced by a stone-built manor house in the middle of the century. Alterations, including the construction of a kitchen, took place in the mid C14. The final phase dates to C15/early C16 when the manor house was rebuilt and remodelled and a gatehouse and bridge were added.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE588257

PastScape number; 56177

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p532
Le Patourel, H.E. Jean, 1973, The Moated Sites of Yorkshire (The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Series 5) p22-36, 66-108, 124 [figs plan illusts]
Armitage and Montgomerie, 1912, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Yorkshire Vol2 p47-8

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Chapel Haddlesey Hall Garths

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE588257

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