Clifton Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Clifton upon Ure; Masham; Clifton super Yoram

In the civil parish of Clifton On Yore.
In the historic county of Yorkshire North Riding (Modern Authority of North Yorkshire, 1974 county of North Yorkshire).

A licence to crenellate Clifton Castle was granted to Geoffrey le Scrope in 1317 during the reign of Edward II (1307-27). A house was built on the site in 1806. There are no surviving remains other than a piece of walling.

This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry footings remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE21818426

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 52280

Web site links

Calendar of Patent Rolls (1317-21) p26

Books

Jackson, M.J., 2001, Castles of North Yorkshire (Carlise)
Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p29
Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p421
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p532 [possible]
Pevsner, N., 1966, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire North Riding (London, Penguin) p122
Page, Wm (ed), 1914, VCH York, North Riding Vol1 p344-6
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p213
Whellan T, 1859, History and Topography of the City of York and the North Riding of Yorkshire Vol2 p384
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p407

Journal Articles

1971, Archaeological Journal Vol128 p188

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Calendar of Patent Rolls (1317-21) p26

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